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Quintano, Claudio, Paolo Mazzocchi & Antonella Rocca (2020): Immigrants in the EU5 labour markets: what happened during the economic crisis? In: International Journal of Manpower, Jg. 41, H. 1, S. 68-83. DOI:10.1108/IJM-07-2017-0161

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"Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand: whether the changes that have occurred in migrants' conditions over time are smaller than the differences in their conditions existing across countries; and whether the comparison between immigrants and native-born conditions allows the verification of the levels of disparities between them and, therefore, the relative disadvantage suffered by migrant. After a general overview of the 28 European Union countries, this paper analyses the changes that have occurred from 2006 to 2017 in the conditions of migrants in the labour market in the big five European countries (Italy, Spain, France, Germany and the UK). Design/methodology/approach: Various statistical methodologies were used. First, to gain an overall picture, taking into account both the spatial and the temporal dimensions, dynamic factor analysis (DFA) was applied. Second, time-dependent and cross-sectional time-series models were estimated to better understand the DFA results. Findings: The results highlight very different scenarios in terms of labour market vulnerabilities, both affecting immigrants and native-born workers. The results also highlight the existence of a very complex framework, due to the high heterogeneity of immigrants' characteristics and labour market capacities to integrate migrants and also to promote good conditions for the native-born population. Originality/value: The picture emerging from this study and the evaluation of the policies and legislation in force to cope with migration and to promote integration suggests some reflections on the most efficacious actions to take in order to improve migrants' integration, counteracting social exclusion and promoting economic growth." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Emerald Group) ((en))

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Røysum, Anita (2020): The job-seeking experiences of resourceful female immigrants and the impact on their self-efficacy beliefs. In: European Journal of Social Work, Jg. 23, H. 1, S. 173-184. DOI:10.1080/13691457.2018.1476328

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"The purpose of this article is to examine how resourceful, job-seeking immigrant women in Norway perceive that the competences and education they acquired from their home country are received in Norway and how their job-seeking experiences influence their work-related self-efficacy and identity. The study is based on 26 in-depth interviews with female immigrants aged 25 - 67 years from 21 different countries, mostly non-Western. They have lived in Norway for an average of six years. They have clear career ambitions, have deliberately acted to achieve their goal, and are highly active in job seeking, and most of them obtained higher education in their home country. The interviewees exert considerable effort in seeking work, but their efforts are not fruitful. They experience a downgrading of their education, as well as their competences, from their home country. Because their active efforts have not led to work, they have nearly given up trying to gain entry into the Norwegian workforce, and their self-efficacy beliefs and identity regarding having a professional career are weakened. Their affiliation and position conflict with both what they expected to achieve and workfare in Norwegian society; their competences from their home countries are not perceived as valuable in terms of Norwegian expertise and employee qualities." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Sandoz, Laure (2020): Understanding access to the labour market through migration channels. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Jg. 46, H. 1, S. 222-241. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2018.1502657

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"The mobility of the 'highly skilled' has become widely researched but only a few researchers have approached this category of migrants from a critical perspective. This article argues that understanding how 'highly skilled migrants' are constructed necessitates considering the conditions in which migration takes place as well as the perceptions and practices associated with these conditions. It uses the concept of 'migration channels' to investigate the enabling and disabling factors associated with different migration situations. The analysis draws on biographic interviews with highly educated migrants in Switzerland, and supplements these with expert interviews and ethnographic observations of people working in institutions that support, guide, or control migrants' access to the labour market. The article shows that categories of migrants are artificial and often do not coincide with lived realities. Migrants actively develop strategies to achieve their personal aspirations, but they also depend on the opportunities available in their environment. The concept of 'migration channels' enables us to capture this interplay between structures and agency by showing how different actors shape the opportunities and constraints faced by different groups of migrants, and how migrants actively deal with them. This concept thus fosters a critical yet empathic understanding of migration experiences." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Zwysen, Wouter & Neli Demireva (2020): Ethnic and migrant penalties in job quality in the UK. The role of residential concentration and occupational clustering. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Jg. 46, H. 1, S. 200-221. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2018.1498777

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"Migrants and ethnic minorities in the UK are found to be disadvantaged in their access to work and earnings, but little is known about the characteristics of the jobs they occupy. This paper studies whether migrants and UK-born ethnic minorities attain similar jobs compared to their white British peers by clustering 17 indicators of job quality - covering intrinsic quality, work-life balance, monetary rewards, and employment conditions - into 5 latent classes. We find that non-white migrants are clustered in the worst jobs, while white migrants do relatively well. UK-born ethnic minorities are indeed less likely to work on the best jobs, but the type of disadvantage differs strongly between ethnic groups. Local deprivation drives some of the worse job quality of UK-born minorities while selection into lower-quality occupations and sectors drives much of the disadvantage of migrants. Co-ethnic support and particularly an economically stronger co-ethnic community in the locality can help shield ethnic minorities from the worst jobs, while ethnic niches in the occupation are associated with low-quality work. Finally, working in migrant-heavy occupations is associated with somewhat lower job quality; primarily affecting other migrants in a possible race to the bottom." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Bundesministerium des Innern, für Bau und Heimat (2020): Migrationsbericht der Bundesregierung. Migrationsbericht 2018. (Migrationsbericht der Bundesregierung 2018), Berlin, 325 S.

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"Der Migrationsbericht beinhaltet neben den allgemeinen Wanderungsdaten zu Deutschland (Kapitel 1) inklusive der EU-Binnenmigration (Kapitel 2) und der detaillierten Darstellung der verschiedenen Migrationsarten (Kapitel 3) einen europäischen Vergleich zum Migrationsgeschehen und zur Asylsuche (Kapitel 5). Zusätzlich geht der Bericht auf die Abwanderung von deutschen und ausländischen Staatsangehörigen ein (Kapitel 4), behandelt das Phänomen der irregulären Migration (Kapitel 6) und informiert über die Struktur und die Demografie der Bevölkerung mit Migrationshintergrund (Kapitel 7 und 8). Dabei wird in den jeweiligen Kapiteln auf die Bedeutung der einzelnen Migrationsstatistiken und die Grenzen ihrer Aussagefähigkeit eingegangen. Zudem werden kurz die Rechtsgrundlagen der einzelnen Migrationsformen, aktuelle Rechtsänderungen und relevante Gerichtsurteile dargestellt." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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"No one knows with certainty how migration flows and integration trends will develop in the mid-term or long-term. What will drive migration flows in the future? What will integration look like? They are unlikely to be identical to the past, but we don’t have a crystal ball. Even the most sophisticating modelling cannot capture all the relevant drivers. This report provides policy makers with two guides to migration and integration policy making for the future. The first is an inventory of megatrends already underway and which will transform the environment for policy making. The second identifies weak signals of potential transformations and explores what would happen if these were to become major game changers. The scenarios include technological change; a shift in the very way people think about “integration”; the emergence of new stakeholders in migration and integration policy; and rising importance of non-OECD countries as actors in migration and integration. Each scenario comprises challenges and opportunities, which depend on how well-prepared States are to address them. No one knows whether any of these scenarios will develop as outlined, but each one is plausible and momentous enough for public authorities to take seriously." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Albouy, David, Alex Chernoff, Chandler Lutz & Casey Warman (2019): Local labor markets in Canada and the United States. (NBER working paper 25709), Cambrige, Mass., 58 S. DOI:10.3386/w25709

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"We examine local labor markets in the U.S. and Canada from 1990 to 2011 using comparable household and business data. Wage levels and inequality rise with city population in both countries, albeit less in Canada. Neither country saw wage levels converge despite contrasting migration patterns from/to high-wage areas. Local labor demand shifts raise nominal wages similarly, although in Canada they attract immigrant and highly-skilled workers more, while raising housing costs less. Chinese import competition had a weaker negative impact on manufacturing employment in Canada. These results are consistent with Canada's more redistributive transfer system and larger, more-educated immigrant workforce." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Ansems de Vries, Leonie & Elspeth Guild (2019): Seeking refuge in Europe. Spaces of transit and the violence of migration management. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Jg. 45, H. 12, S. 2156-2166. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2018.1468308

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"In the past few years, spaces of transit have become prominent sites for people seeking refuge in Europe. From railway stations and parks in European cities, to informal settlements around Calais, to the hotspots in Italy and Greece, the movements of people and the techniques that govern them are at the heart of what has been misnamed the 'European refugee crisis'. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork, this article takes spaces of transit as a vantage point for interrogating the relationship between mobility, migration management and violence, focusing on the fracturing of journeys due to forced and obstructed mobility both outside and within the EU. We develop the notion of 'politics of exhaustion' to highlight the impact and protracted character of these forms of migration management - its accumulated effects over time and across spaces - yet without reducing people seeking refuge to passive victims. Struggles for mobility are closely related to the existence and continued adaptation of migration management practices. The notion of fracturing can thus be employed not only to make sense of the violent effects of migration management but also the ways in which conventional conceptions of state and citizenship are challenged by the emergence of alternative living spaces, communities and politics." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Asali, Muhammad & Rusudan Gurashvili (2019): Labor market discrimination and the macroeconomy. (IZA discussion paper 12101), Bonn, 32 S.

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"Using Integrated Household Survey data from Georgia, we measure the observable and discriminatory ethnic wage gap, among male and female workers, and the gender wage gap, among Georgians and non-Georgians. The gender wage discrimination is larger than the ethnic wage discrimination. In the second estimation stage, these wage discrimination estimates are used in a general-to-specific vector autoregression framework to test for the Granger causality between discrimination and growth. A general, negative, bidirectional Granger causality is found between these two variables: in the long-run, discrimination reduces economic growth, and economic growth lowers discrimination. Also, we find that higher unemployment rates are associated with increased ethnic wage discrimination - in line with the predictions of Becker's theory of discrimination." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Babar, Zahra, Michael Ewers & Nabil Khattab (2019): Im/mobile highly skilled migrants in Qatar. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Jg. 45, H. 9, S. 1553-1570. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2018.1492372

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"Most studies on the mobility of highly skilled migrants have been examined with a framework of global talent mobility and under conditions of neoliberal governance and economic globalization. In this study we challenge the notion of the hypermobile knowledge worker. Utilizing mixed methods, we examine the factors that attracted highly skilled migrants to Qatar and the conditions under which they might leave in the future. Rather than finding a group of footloose migrants attracted primarily to high-wage jobs, a lack of taxation or amenities, and with multiple alternative locations of residence, we find that highly skilled migrants exist on a spectrum of immobility. More significantly, this immobility depends on the migrant's region of origin. For Asian and Western migrants immobility is attributed to the Kafala system or employer sponsorship, which hinders occupational and spatial mobility and ties workers to their sponsors. Arab highly skilled migrants are especially affected by lack of security and stability in their home countries, which makes these workers involuntarily immobile. The former group seem to be willing to accept a reduced level of agency and mobility for high income, whereas for the latter security and stability are more fundamental to their decision to come to Qatar." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Barbiano di Belgiojoso, Elisa & Livia Elisa Ortensi (2019): Satisfied after all? Working trajectories and job satisfaction of foreign-born female domestic and care workers in Italy. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Jg. 45, H. 13, S. 2527-2550. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2018.1465401

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"Foreign-born women frequently find their first job in the domestic sector. This is usually considered a stepping-stone, but it is rather a definitive condition. We analyse the working trajectory of foreign-born women with a first job in domestic work using sequence analysis and studying their association with job satisfaction by means of logistic regression models. The data were collected as part of the Foreigners' Job Trajectories project conducted by the ISMU Foundation in Italy in 2009. We found that, after all, domestic and care workers can be satisfied with their job if basic decent working conditions are guaranteed. Particular attention is paid to the high rate of job satisfaction for women with a trajectory from live-out to live-in jobs. Possible explications for job satisfaction are extensively discussed focusing on economic drivers, the agency of domestic workers, and the emotive dimension of domestic and care works." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Barbiano di Belgiojoso, Elisa (2019): The occupational (im)mobility of migrants in Italy. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Jg. 45, H. 9, S. 1571-1594. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2017.1414585

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"Migrants usually experience a downward mobility in their host country's economy and are over-represented among lower status jobs. The present study contributes to the knowledge on migrant occupation mobility in Italy, assuming a longitudinal perspective and focusing on two aspects: first, the entry of migrants into the Italian labour market and, second, the working trajectories of migrants in Italy, reflecting the role of the first step in determining the following trajectory and migrants' strategies." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Bevelander, Pieter, Fernando Mata & Ravi Pendakur (2019): Housing policy and employment outcomes for refugees. In: International Migration, Jg. 57, H. 3, S. 134-154. DOI:10.1111/imig.12569

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"With the rise of refugee flows in both Europe and North America, resettlement policies and programmes aimed at enhancing the integration of refugees have come to the fore. The goal of this article is to look at the impact of asylum reception policies on longer term integration. Internationally such policies can range from placing asylum seekers in reception centres (the Netherlands) to dispersal policies aimed at locating asylum seekers in smaller centres (Denmark) to an open system such as Canada in which asylum seekers are pushed into the free market as soon as they are processed. Our study explores this issue through the analysis of a unique policy in Sweden allowing us to focus on the housing choice made by asylum seekers arriving at the border." (Text excerpt, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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Bizeul, Yves & Dennis Bastian Rudolf (Hrsg.) (2019): Politische Debatten um Migration und Integration. Konzepte und Fallbeispiele. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 229 S. DOI:10.1007/978-3-658-23963-3

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"Der Sammelband kombiniert die Diskussion theoretischer Konzepte mit länderübergreifenden Analysen zu Migration und Integration. Im Mittelpunkt stehen einerseits Fragen bezüglich der Grenzen klassischer Migrations- und Integrationstheorien bzw. Möglichkeiten für deren Erweiterung und andererseits empirische Fallbeispiele, welche nach den Ursachen und Folgen von Flucht- und Migrationsbewegungen fragen, den länderspezifischen Umgang mit Migration und Integration beleuchten sowie Lösungsansätze und aktuelle Migrations- und Integrationspolitiken diskutieren." (Verlagsangaben, IAB-Doku)

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Bormann, Sven-Kristjan, Svetlana Ridala & Ott-Siim Toomet (2019): Language skills in an ethnically segmented labour market. Estonia 1989-2012. In: International journal of manpower, Jg. 40, H. 2, S. 304-327. DOI:10.1108/IJM-06-2017-0115

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"Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relationship between skills in the Estonian, Russian and English language, and labour market outcomes in Estonia, a linguistically divided country.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors use the Estonian Labour Force Surveys 1992 - 2012. The authors rely on multivariate linear regression models to document the relationship between language skills and labour market outcomes.
Findings
Estonian language knowledge (for ethnic Russians) are important determinants of unemployment. Wage, in contrary, is closely related to English skills. Ethnic Russian men do not earn any premium from speaking Estonian, while women, fluent in Estonian earn approximately 10 per cent more. For ethnic Estonians, Russian fluency is associated with a similar income gain.
Research limitations/implications
Due to the observational nature of the data, the effects reported in this study are not causal effects. As a second limitation, the self-reported language skills data may be imprecise and hence the effects the authors report may be too small.
Practical implications
The results stress the role of workplace segregation, both along gender and ethnic lines, in determining the individual labour market experience.
Originality/value
The authors provide a comprehensive overview of the effects of language skills in a rapidly developing labour market in a linguistically divided economy. The authors analyse several languages with different legal status and document long-term trends in the effects." (Author's abstract, © Emerald Group) ((en))

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Bryson, Alex & Michael White (2019): Migrants and low-paid employment in British workplaces. In: Work, employment and society, Jg. 33, H. 5, S. 759-776. DOI:10.1177/0950017019832509

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"Using nationally representative workplace data for Britain, we identify where migrants work and examine the partial correlation between workplace wages and whether migrants are employed at a workplace. Three-in-ten workplaces with five or more employees employ migrant workers, with the probability rising substantially with workplace size. We find the bottom quartile of the log earnings distribution is 4 - 5% lower in workplaces employing migrants, ceteris paribus. However, the effect is confined to workplaces set up before the introduction of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) in the late 1990s, consistent with the proposition that minimum wage regulation limits employers' propensity to pay low wages in the presence of migrant workers." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Brücker, Herbert, Philipp Jaschke, Sekou Keita & Regina Konle-Seidl (2019): Fachkräfteeinwanderung aus Drittstaaten: Zum Referentenentwurf des Bundesministeriums des Innern, für Bau und Heimat. (IAB-Stellungnahme 04/2019), Nürnberg, 22 S.

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"Der Referentenentwurf des Bundesministeriums des Innern, für Bau und Heimat für ein Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz enthält zahlreiche Änderungen des bestehenden Rechts, hält aber an der Systematik und den Grundsätzen des bestehenden Rechts fest. Die wichtigste Veränderung ist die Gleichstellung von Fachkräften mit beruflichen Abschlüssen und Fachkräften mit akademischen Abschlüssen. Diese beiden Gruppen sind die wichtigsten Zielgruppen des neuen Einwanderungsrechts. Darüber hinaus wird die Vorrangprüfung weitestgehend abgeschafft. An dem Grundsatz der Anerkennung der Gleichwertigkeit von im Ausland erworbenen Abschlüssen wird mit wenigen Ausnahmen festgehalten. Damit bleibt die wesentliche Hürde für die Einwanderung qualifizierter Fachkräfte aufrechterhalten. Allerdings wurden die Möglichkeiten zur Anerkennung nach Einreise erweitert. Der Referentenentwurf schlägt eine Reihe von Verfahrensänderungen vor, die zu einer Beschleunigung der Anerkennung und der Visumsverfahren führen können. Dies muss sich in der Praxis beweisen. Die erweiterten und neu geschaffenen Optionen für die Arbeitsplatzsuche, die Ausbildungsplatzsuche und den Aufenthalt zur Anerkennung von beruflichen Abschlüssen sind recht restriktiv gestaltet. Es ist deshalb unwahrscheinlich, dass diese grundsätzlich sinnvollen Instrumente in größerem Umfang genutzt werden. Der Referentenentwurf verzichtet auf die Möglichkeit eines Spurwechsels für Geduldete. Im Bereich der Ausbildung ergeben sich geringfügige Änderungen, durch die Beschäftigungsduldung über 30 Monate eine etwas höhere Rechtssicherheit. Sinnvoller wäre ein Spurwechsel in Verbindung mit einer Stichtagsregelung gewesen." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Brücker, Herbert, Johann Fuchs, Eric Schuß, Doris Söhnlein, Parvati Trübswetter & Enzo Weber (2019): Kurzexpertise Zuwanderung. Nürnberg, 58 S.

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"Die vorliegende Kurzexpertise untersucht, ob und inwieweit die jüngste Einwanderung seit 2005 einen Beitrag dazu leisten kann, das deutsche Rentensystem zu entlasten und den Beitragssatz in der GRV zu stabilisieren. Zur Analyse wird auf die IAB-SOEP-Migrationsstichprobe und den Mikrozensus zurückgegriffen - die nach der Beschreibung des Forschungsvorhabens in Kapitel 1 - in Kapitel 2 zunächst beschrieben werden. In einem ersten Schritt werden in Kapitel 3 die individuellen Merkmale und der Bildungshintergrund der im Ausland geborenen Einwanderinnen und Einwanderer betrachtet. Anschließend wird in Kapital 4 die aktuelle Arbeitsmarktintegration der Zuzüge und ihre Beschäftigungssituation in Abhängigkeit von der Aufenthaltsdauer analysiert. Dabei wird auch erläutert, inwiefern das Rück- und Auswanderungsverhalten der Einwanderinnen und Einwanderer Einfluss auf die Beurteilung des Beitrages von Einwanderung für die Deutsche Rentenversicherung hat. Deshalb schließt sich mit Kapitel 5 eine Prognose an, die auf der Basis eines stochastischen Modells die künftige Bedeutung der in Deutschland lebenden Bevölkerung mit ausländischer Nationalität, insbesondere für den Arbeitsmarkt, darstellt. Abschließend werde die Ergebnisse der einzelnen Kapitel zusammengefasst und diskutiert." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Brücker, Herbert, Philipp Jaschke, Sekou Keita & Regina Konle-Seidl (2019): Zum Gesetzentwurf der Bundesregierung eines Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetzes sowie zu den Anträgen der Fraktionen der FDP, Bündnis 90/DIE GRÜNEN und DIE LINKE. Stellungnahme des IAB zur Anhörung im Ausschuss für Inneres und Heimat des Deutschen Bundestags am 3. Juni 2019. (IAB-Stellungnahme 06/2019), Nürnberg, 27 S.

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"Die vorliegende Stellungnahme bezieht sich auf die öffentliche Anhörung im Ausschuss für Inneres und Heimat des Deutschen Bundestages am 3.6.2019 zum Gesetzentwurf der Bundesregierung für ein Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz. Der Gesetzentwurf der Bundesregierung enthält zahlreiche Änderungen, hält aber an der Systematik und den Grundsätzen des bestehenden Rechts fest. Die wichtigste Veränderung ist die Gleichstellung von Fachkräften mit beruflichen Abschlüssen und Fachkräften mit akademischen Abschlüssen. Diese beiden Gruppen sind die wichtigsten Zielgruppen des neuen Einwanderungsrechts. Darüber hinaus wird die Vorrangprüfung weitgehend abgeschafft. An dem Grundsatz der Anerkennung der Gleichwertigkeit von im Ausland erworbenen Abschlüssen wird mit wenigen Ausnahmen festgehalten. Damit bleibt die wesentliche Hürde für die Einwanderung qualifizierter Fachkräfte aufrechterhalten. Allerdings wurden die Möglichkeiten zur Anerkennung nach Einreise erweitert. Der Referentenentwurf schlägt eine Reihe von Verfahrensänderungen vor, die zu einer Beschleunigung der Anerkennung und der Visumsverfahren führen können. Dies muss sich in der Praxis beweisen. Die erweiterten und neu geschaffenen Optionen für die Arbeitsplatzsuche, die Ausbildungsplatzsuche und den Aufenthalt zur Anerkennung von beruflichen Abschlüssen sind recht restriktiv gestaltet. So werden beispielsweise deutsche Sprachkenntnisse auf B1-Niveau vor der Einreise zur Arbeitsuche gefordert. Es ist deshalb unwahrscheinlich, dass diese grundsätzlich sinnvollen Instrumente in größerem Umfang genutzt werden. Im Unterschied zum Gesetzentwurf der Bundesregierung schlägt die FDP-Fraktion ein Zwei-Säulen-System vor. Erstens, eine überarbeitete Blue Card als Kerninstrument der Fachkräfteeinwanderung mit Arbeitsplatzangebot und zweitens, eine Chancenkarte mit einem Punktesystem zur Steuerung der Vergabe von Visa zur Arbeitsuche. Die Vorschläge zur Einführung eines Punktesystems ('Chancenkarte') für Arbeitsuchende sind zwar grundsätzlich bedenkenswert. Vor dem Hintergrund der geringen Nutzung dieses Zugangswegs stellt sich allerdings die Frage, ob dieser Weg nach einer Reform häufiger genutzt werden wird. Ähnlich wie bei dem Vorschlag der FDP-Fraktion sieht der Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Einführung eines Einwanderungsgesetzes der Fraktion Bündnis 90/DIE GRÜNEN ein duales System des Zugangs vor. Es spricht viel dafür, dass dieses Modell größere Wirkungen als der FDP-Entwurf entfalten könnte, da die wesentliche Hürde des bestehenden Systems, die Anerkennung beruflicher Abschlüsse, durch das Kriterium der Ausübung einer qualifizierten Tätigkeit ersetzt wird. Die Fraktion DIE LINKE fordert die Bundesregierung auf, den Entwurf für ein Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz zurückzuziehen und grundlegend zu überarbeiten. Gefordert wird stattdessen ein Gesetz, in dem Einwanderungserleichterungen vor allem nach menschenrechtlichen, entwicklungspolitischen und humanitären Gesichtspunkten und nicht nach ökonomischen Nützlichkeitskriterien oder nationalstaatlichen Eigeninteressen ausgestaltet werden. DIE LINKE befürchtet zudem, dass die Ausweitung des Arbeitsangebots durch Migration zu fallenden Löhnen und steigenden Kapitaleinkommen führen wird. Dies ist jedoch eine unzutreffende Annahme, da dies nur in einer statischen Volkswirtschaft, in der sich weder der Kapitalstock noch die Gütermärkte und der internationale Handel an Veränderungen des Arbeitsangebots anpassen würden, der Fall wäre." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Burkert, Carola & Holger Kolb (2019): Mindestgehälter und Migrationssteuerung: Zur Einführung von abstrakten Gehaltsuntergrenzen im Rahmen des Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetzes mit besonderer Berücksichtigung ihrer Auswirkung auf die 'Westbalkan-Regelung'. In: Zeitschrift für Ausländerrecht und Ausländerpolitik, Jg. 39, H. 9/10, S. 308-316., 2019-09-27.

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"Auf den letzten Metern des Gesetzgebungsverfahrens erfuhr das Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz (BT-Drs. 19/8285 sowie BT-Drs. 19/10714) noch erhebliche Änderungen. Zu nennen ist dabei besonders die Einführung von Mindestgehaltsgrenzen für bestimmte Personengruppen. Im Zentrum dieses Beitrags stehen Personen im Anwendungsbereich des § BESCHV § 26 BESCHV § 26 Absatz II BeschV und damit Staatangehörige ausgewählter Staaten des Westbalkans, denen auch unter Absehen jeglicher qualifikationsspezifischer Vorgaben eine Aufenthaltserlaubnis erteilt werden kann. Dabei wird konkret der Frage nachgegangen, inwieweit die Einführung einer Gehaltsuntergrenze für Personen über 45 Jahre, die auf der rechtlichen Basis des § BESCHV § 26 BESCHV § 26 Absatz II BeschV nach Deutschland kommen wollen, das Potenzial haben könnte, die bislang außergewöhnlich hohe Zuwanderung auf dieser rechtlichen Basis effektiv zu begrenzen." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Christiaensen, Luc, Alvaro Gonzalez & David Robalino (2019): Migration and jobs. Issues for the 21st Century. (Policy research working paper 8867), Washington, DC, 34 S.

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"With an estimated 724 million extreme poor people living in developing countries, and the world's demographics bifurcating into an older North and a younger South, there are substantial economic incentives and benefits for people to migrate. There are also important market and regulatory failures that constrain mobility and reduce the net benefits of migration. This paper reviews the recent literature and proposes a conceptual framework for better integration and coordination of policies that can address the different market and regulatory failures. The paper advances five types of interventions in need of particular attention in design, implementation, and evaluation; namely, (1) active labor market programs that serve local, regional, and foreign markets; (2) remittances and investment subsidies to promote job creation and labor productivity growth; (3) social insurance programs that cover all jobs and facilitate labor mobility; (4) labor taxes to internalize the social costs of migration in receiving regions; and (5) more flexible private sector driven schemes to regulate the flow of migrants and minimize irregular migration." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Clark, Ken, Lindsey Garratt, Yaojun Li, Kitty Lymperopoulou & William Shankley (2019): Local deprivation and the labour market integration of new migrants to England. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Jg. 45, H. 17, S. 3260-3282. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2018.1481000

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"Using data on new migrants to England from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, we show how a key component of migrant integration - labour market progress in terms of wages and unemployment rates - is broadly positive in the early years after arrival across a range of migrant groups and across gender. However, the precise level of labour market success achieved varies considerably across groups reflecting both the initial entry-level and labour market trajectories after migration. Migrants from Western Europe and the Old Commonwealth countries have unemployment rates (wages) which are generally lower (higher) than other groups, particularly non-white groups, while migrants from the Accession countries experience relatively low unemployment but also low wages. Groups which have better outcomes on entry also tend to experience higher rates of progress over time in England. However, the extent of multiple deprivation in the local authority where migrants reside interacts with years since migration to dampen wage trajectories for some groups and accounting for deprivation highlights the importance of internal migration for access to employment. The results emphasise structural explanations for patterns of labour market integration of new migrants to England." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Confurius, Diane, Ruben Gowricharn & Jaco Dagevos (2019): Labour market participation of Sub-Saharan Africans in the Netherlands. The limits of the human capital approach. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Jg. 45, H. 13, S. 2328-2347. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2018.1497956

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"This paper focuses on the labour disparities between Sub-Saharan African immigrants in the Netherlands, a hitherto undescribed ethnic group, and the native Dutch population. Using unique data with nationwide coverage, the analysis reveals that the labour market position of Sub-Saharan Africans displays an exceptionally large disparity with the native Dutch, compared with discrepancies found in previous research on other immigrant groups. The outcomes also show great differences across the Sub-Saharan groups with Cape Verdeans and South Africans deviating the least from the native Dutch, Ghanaians occupying an intermediate position, while people from Somalia, Eritrea, Congo, Sudan and Sierra Leone are in the worst position. Most importantly, we found that the conventional human capital model does not account for much of the disparity between Sub-Saharan Africans and the native Dutch, even when the model is expanded with language proficiency as an additional variable. Considering these findings, we suggest that alternative explanations, such as society of origin, the operation of norm images and ethnic concentration in specific sectors impeding mobilities should be researched further." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Corneo, Giacomo & Guido Neidhöfer (2019): Income redistribution and self-selection of immigrants. (ZEW discussion paper 2019-005), Mannheim, 47 S.

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"We analyze the effects of governmental redistribution of income on migration patterns, using an Italian administrative dataset that includes information on almost every Italian citizen living abroad. Since Italy takes a middle ground in terms of redistribution, both the welfare-magnet effect from more redistributive countries and the propensity of the high-skilled to settle in countries with lower taxes can be empirically studied. Our findings confirm the hypothesis that destination countries with more redistribution receive a negative selection of Italian migrants. This holds true after accounting for many individual and country level covariates, migration costs, and when testing for stochastic dominance of the skill distributions of migrants and stayers. Policy simulations are run in order to gauge the magnitude of these migration effects. Based on estimated elasticities, we find that sizable increases in the amount of redistribution in Italy have small effects on the skill composition of the resident population." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Danielak, Silvia (2019): Einwanderungsland? Germany's Asylum Dilemma in Policy and Design. In: Journal of International Migration and Integration, Jg. 20, H. 1, S. 1-13. DOI:10.1007/s12134-018-0585-x

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"Germany has experienced an unprecedented influx of refugees over the last years. In dealing with the so-called crisis, the management of settlement and housing of refugees is a crucial aspect. Germany’s asylum policy—torn between long-term versus short-term and permanent versus temporary approaches and solutions—has equally contradictory spatial implications. This article brings together policy with design. Through the analysis of an architectural project database featuring recent refugee housing projects across Germany and some of its neighboring countries, this paper explores design responses to the refugee influx. It shows that the refugee shelter design is equally torn and reflects the political inconsistency that is symptomatic of the wider context of Germany’s current asylum policy." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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Djajic, Slobodan & Alexandra Vinogradova (2019): Immigration policies and the choice between documented and undocumented migration. In: Economica, Jg. 86, H. 341, S. 201-228. DOI:10.1111/ecca.12255

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"What determines whether a temporary migrant chooses to go abroad as a documented worker or as an illegal alien? We address the question from a theoretical perspective by focusing on how immigration policies, aimed at both documented and undocumented foreign workers, influence the choice between the two modes of migration. Calibrating our model to the specific case of temporary emigration from Thailand, we provide estimates of the relative policy effectiveness. The deportation rate facing undocumented aliens is shown to be the most potent instrument, while some of the measures directed at documented contract workers are found to be more effective in influencing the choice of emigration mode than border controls and employer sanctions aimed at illegal immigrants." (Author's abstract, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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Docquier, Frédéric, Zovanga L. Kone, Aaditya Mattoo & Caglar Ozden (2019): Labor market effects of demographic shifts and migration in OECD countries. In: European Economic Review, Jg. 113, H. April, S. 297-324. DOI:10.1016/j.euroecorev.2018.11.007

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"The labor force of each industrial country is being shaped by three forces: ageing, education and migration. Drawing on a new database for the OECD countries and a standard analytical framework, this paper focuses on the relative and aggregate effects of these three forces on wages across different skill and age groups over 2000-2010. The variation in the age and educational structure of the labor force emerges as the dominant influence on wage changes. The impact is uniform and egalitarian: in almost all countries, the changes in the age and skill structure favor the low-skilled and hurt the highly skilled across age groups. Immigration plays a relatively minor role, except in a handful of open countries, like Australia and Canada, where it accentuates the wage-equalizing impact of ageing and education. Emigration is the only inegalitarian influence, especially in Ireland and a few Eastern European countries which have seen significant outflows of high-skilled labor to Western European Union countries." (Author's abstract, © 2018 Elsevier) ((en))

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Drange, Ida & Håvard Helland (2019): The sheltering effect of occupational closure? Consequences for ethnic minorities' earnings. In: Work and occupations, Jg. 46, H. 1, S. 45-89. DOI:10.1177/0730888418780970

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"It has been widely documented that immigrants receive lower earnings than the majority of the population in most Western countries. Previous research has pointed to various forms of discrimination that affect immigrants' wage rates. The authors discuss whether the source of this wage inequality can be found at the occupational level. In this article, the authors argue that occupational closures reduce within-occupation wage inequality. To test their expectations, the authors use Norwegian register data that span all employees. The results align with their expectations, as both occupational licensing and union density strongly reduce immigrant-majority earnings' inequality. However, neither certifications nor credentialization reduces the immigrant-majority earnings gap." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Felbo-Kolding, Jonas, Janine Leschke & Thees F. Spreckelsen (2019): A division of labour? Labour market segmentation by region of origin. The case of intra-EU migrants in the UK, Germany and Denmark. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Jg. 45, H. 15, S. 2820-2843. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2018.1518709

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"The 2004/2007 EU enlargements rendered CEE citizens legally equal to EU labour market participants. However, CEE migrants still face 'racialisation' and segmentation in North-Western European labour markets. Similar processes might extend to EU-South migrants, giving rise to a division of labour, whereby CEE and EU-South migrants end up in poor-quality, low-pay jobs. We compare the labour market integration of recent intra-EU migrants (EU8, EU2, EU-South, EU-West/EEA) in the UK, Germany and Denmark. Using labour force, microcensus and register data, we model quantitative and qualitative integration through labour force participation and wages. We find no significant differences in labour force participation between nationals and migrants in the UK. Whilst in both Denmark and Germany, the labour force participation of EU-migrants is significantly lower. Notwithstanding differences in migration trends, labour markets and welfare regimes, we find evidence of a division of labour along occupational and industry lines - that translates into wage differences. EU-West/EEA migrants occupy better jobs (even outperforming nationals), followed by EU-South and CEE migrants. In Denmark and Germany, EU8 and EU2 migrants' wages are lower than those of nationals even after controlling for differences in occupations. These findings suggest that inequalities across the EU are reproduced rather than converging." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Fries-Tersch, Elena, Tugce Tugran, Agnieszka Markowska & Matthew Jones (2019): 2018 annual report on intra-EU labour mobility. Final report December 2018. (... annual report on intra-EU labour mobility / European Commission), Luxembourg, 194 S. DOI:10.2767/25927

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"The annual report on intra-EU labour mobility provides updated information on labormobility trends in EU and EFTA countries. Annual developments in stocks and flows are analyzed in the perspective of longer-term trends. The analysis considers the mobility of all working-age citizens (20-64 years) as well as the mobility of those who are active (employed and unemployed). The report also looks at indicators of economic integration of mobile citizens, such as employment/unemployment rates and occupations. This year, two specific topics on the qualifications and the household composition of the EU-28 movers are further analyzed. The two main data sources used are Eurostat population and migration statistics – for mobility of all citizens – and the European Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS) for the analysis of mobility of active citizens and economic integration. For methodological reasons estimated numbers of EU movers differ." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Furtado, Delia, Kerry L. Papps & Nikolaos Theodoropoulos (2019): Who goes on disability when times are tough? The role of social costs of take-up among immigrants. (IZA discussion paper 12097), Bonn, 47 S.

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"Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) take-up tends to increase during recessions. We exploit variation across immigrant groups in the non-pecuniary costs of participating in SSDI to examine the role that costs play in applicant decisions across the business cycle. We show that immigrants from country-of-origin groups that have lower participation costs are more sensitive to economic conditions than immigrants from high cost groups. These results do not seem to be driven by variation across groups in sensitivity to business cycles or eligibility for SSDI. Instead, they appear to be primarily driven by differences in work norms across origin countries." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Gibbons, Eric M., Allie Greenman, Peter Norlander & Todd Sørensen (2019): Monopsony power and guest worker programs. (IZA discussion paper 12096), Bonn, 91 S.

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"Guest workers on visas in the United States may be unable to quit bad employers due to barriers to mobility and a lack of labor market competition. Using H-1B, H-2A, and H-2B program data, we calculate the concentration of employers in geographically defined labor markets within occupations. We find that many guest workers face moderately or highly concentrated labor markets, based on federal merger scrutiny guidelines, and that concentration generally decreases wages. For example, moving from a market with an HHI of zero to a market comprised of two employers lowers H-1B worker wages approximately 10 percent, and a pure monopsony (one employer) reduces wages by 13 percent. A simulation shows that wages under pure monopsony could be 47 percent lower, suggesting that employers do not use the extent of their monopsony power. Enforcing wage regulations and decreasing barriers to mobility may better address issues of exploitation than antitrust scrutiny." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Graf, Johannes (2019): Wanderungsmonitoring: Bildungs- und Erwerbsmigration nach Deutschland. Jahresbericht 2018. (Wanderungsmonitoring: Bildungs- und Erwerbsmigration nach Deutschland), Nürnberg, 37 S.

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"Der Bericht zeigt Entwicklungen im Rahmen der Bildungs- und Erwerbsmigration von Drittstaatsangehörigen nach Deutschland im Jahr 2018 (korrigierte Fassung vom 07.10.2019: Tabellen S. 44-46)." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Graf, Johannes (2019): Freizügigkeitsmonitoring: Migration von EU-Staatsangehörigen nach Deutschland. Jahresbericht 2018. (Berichtsreihen zu Migration und Integration. Reihe 2: Freizügigkeitsmonitoring), Nürnberg, 19 S.

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"Das Freizügigkeitsmonitoring des Bundesamtes für Migration und Flüchtlinge berichtet über aktuelle Entwicklungen der Zu- und Fortzüge von Unionsbürgern nach bzw. von Deutschland. Hierzu werden entsprechende Auswertungen aus dem bundesweiten Ausländerzentralregister (AZR) vorgenommen." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Grosser, Angelique Martha, Chantal Höller-Holtrichter, Ina-Merle Doyle, Jutta Schmitz, Renata Hoffmann, Emine Ergin-Akkoyun, Antonia Mauro, Jürgen Breckenkamp, Oliver Razum & Jacob Spallek (2019): Rekrutierungsstrategien für Migrantinnen in einer Geburtskohorte am Beispiel der BaBi-Studie. In: Das Gesundheitswesen, Jg. 81, H. 8/9, S. 621-628. DOI:10.1055/a-0600-2392

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"Hintergrund Die Rekrutierung von Studienteilnehmern aller relevanten Bevölkerungsgruppen stellt eine der Herausforderungen in der (sozial-)epidemiologischen Forschung dar. Es existiert eine Vielzahl von Strategien, die der Rekrutierung von ethnischen Minderheiten und bestimmter Migrantengruppen dienen können. Unklar ist bisher, ob diese Strategien auch bei der Etablierung einer Geburtskohorte geeignet sind. Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist die Darstellung und Evaluation von Rekrutierungsstrategien für Migrantinnen in einer Geburtskohorte am Beispiel der BaBi-Studie. Methoden Die Rekrutierung erfolgte von Oktober 2013 bis Oktober 2016. Als Vorbereitung wurden Fokusgruppen mit Schwangeren und Müttern und leitfadengestützte Experteninterviews mit Hebammen und GynäkologInnen durchgeführt, um Studienmaterialien, Befragungsinstrumente und Sprachpräferenzen zu prüfen. In der Vorstudie wurden unterschiedliche Rekrutierungswege getestet. Im Rekrutierungsverlauf fand eine kontinuierliche Evaluation statt, um erfolgreiche Rekrutierungsstrategien für Teilnehmerinnen mit Migrationshintergrund zu ermitteln und anzupassen. Ergebnisse Von den eingeschlossenen 980 Teilnehmerinnen hatten 390 einen Migrationshintergrund (40%). Es wurden aktive und passive Rekrutierungsstrategien verfolgt, in denen u.?a. türkische Übersetzungen und multikulturelles Personal zum Einsatz kamen. Für die passive Rekrutierung über gynäkologische Praxen und Hebammen mussten die schwangeren Frauen und Wöchnerinnen eine hohe Motivation für die Rekrutierung mitbringen. Die aktive Rekrutierung in den Geburtskliniken (Ansprache durch Study-Nurses) erhöhte den Anteil an Teilnehmerinnen mit Migrationshintergrund von 22 auf 49% aller Teilnehmerinnen. Durch frühzeitige Überprüfungen und Anpassungen der Zugangswege konnte die Teilnahmebereitschaft erhöht werden. Diskussion Für die Rekrutierung von Frauen mit Migrationshintergrund sind gründliche Vorbereitungen in Form von Befragungen (Fokusgruppen, Leitfadeninterviews) und einer Vorstudie sinnvoll. Von Beginn an sind Verfahren zur frühzeitigen Evaluation der unterschiedlichen Rekrutierungsstrategien und ein erhöhter Personalaufwand (z.?B. für (Rück-/ Übersetzungen) einzuplanen). Der Einschluss von Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund in sozialepidemiologischen Studien sollte in Deutschland zur Normalität werden." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Imoagene, Onoso (2019): The Nigerian second generation at work in Britain. Ethnoracial exclusion and adaptive strategies. In: Sociology, Jg. 53, H. 2, S. 264-279. DOI:10.1177/0038038518776866

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"This article examines the workplace experiences of upwardly mobile second generation Nigerians in Britain. It uses data from semi-structured in-depth interviews with 73 second generation Nigerian adults. The analysis distinguishes between incidents of discrimination and stigmatization (assaults on worth) and finds that incidents of stigmatization were more common than incidents of racial discrimination among the Nigerian second generation. Contextual factors, specifically Britain's colonial history, national identity, and the cultural repertoire of the British class system shaped how individuals perceived, recognized, and interpreted incidents of ethnoracial exclusion. Strategies of non-response, social adaptability, and conciliation were used both to respond to these incidents of ethnoracial exclusion and facilitate economic mobility. The findings present a more complex story than one of simple racial discrimination for second generation Africans in British workplaces." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Jakobsen, Vibeke, Tomas Korpi & Thomas Lorentzen (2019): Immigration and integration policy and labour market attainment among immigrants to Scandinavia. In: European Journal of Population, Jg. 35, H. 2, S. 305-328. DOI:10.1007/s10680-018-9483-3

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"Insufficient integration of immigrants into the labour market has been identified as a major problem in the Scandinavian countries Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Integration depends, inter alia, on immigration and integration policy, and for most of the post-war period the policies of the three countries displayed strong similarities. However, in the early 2000s Denmark increasingly deviated from its two neighbours, introducing more restrictive immigration and stricter integration policies. Comparing both pre- and post-reform immigrants across Scandinavia, we assess the wider impact of this comprehensive policy reversal by tracking the evolution of employment and earnings gaps between 1993 and 2006. We use large data sets with individual-level register information allowing us to account for immigrant labour force composition and to examine sub-groups of immigrants. The results do not indicate that the Danish reforms had any clear-cut effect on either employment or earnings among non-Western immigrants. Moreover, integration in Norway and Sweden was not unequivocally worse despite the absence of similar reforms, raising questions regarding the aptness of the Danish reversal." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Kennedy, Andrew (2019): The Politics of Skilled Immigration: Explaining the Ups and Downs of the US H-1B Visa Program. In: International migration review, Jg. 53, H. 2, S. 346-370. DOI:10.1177/0197918318769312

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"The United States has long been a magnet for skilled immigrants, but its openness to these immigrants has varied considerably over time. Focusing on the H-1B visa program, this article explains why the program's annual cap has risen and fallen from the mid-1990s to the present. Whereas recent studies of skilled immigration policy have focused on struggles between capital and labor, this article contends that US policy also reflects a struggle between capital and citizen groups' one that has changed considerably over the past two decades. The findings challenge recent work on skilled immigration and US immigration policy." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Kolbe, Melanie & Elif Naz Kayran (2019): The limits of skill-selective immigration policies. Welfare states and the commodification of labour immigrants. In: Journal of European social policy, Jg. 29, H. 4, S. 478-497. DOI:10.1177/0958928718819609

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"Why do some countries have more skill-selective labour immigration policies than others? Despite general agreement that high-skilled immigrants are economically and socially desirable, some countries extensively select high-skilled from low-skilled labour immigrants, while others do not. While most political economy accounts indicate an explicit connection between relative skill selectivity and welfare states, two different hypotheses emerge regarding the direction of this relationship. The fiscal cost hypothesis puts forward that the tension between welfare state generosity and immigration motivates greater selectivity as states try to reconcile fiscal pressures for closure with continuing needs for immigration. The decommodification hypothesis, in contrast, holds that the capabilities of generous welfare states to decommodify their citizens also decrease rationales to be more skill-selective towards labour immigrants. Developing an original measure of skill selectivity in labour immigration policies for 20 developed democracies from 2000 to 2010, we test these two hypotheses. Our results indicate that differences in decommodification levels appear to be substantively and negatively associated with differences in skill selectivity levels, while changes in welfare spending over time, particularly among high-spending countries, rather than differences in spending levels, seem to be positively associated with increasing skill selectivity. This suggests potential tensions between the political responses to economic and demographic changes in the form of immigration policy adjustments and the underlying social logic of modern welfare states. The findings contribute not only to the study of high-skilled immigration, but also advance the current research on the tension between immigration and the welfare state." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Konar, Özlem, Axel Kreienbrink, Afra Gieloff & Stefan Rühl (2019): Migrationsbericht der Bundesregierung. Migrationsbericht 2016/2017. (Migrationsbericht der Bundesregierung 2016/2017), Berlin, 374 S.

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"Der vom Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge erstellte Migrationsbericht 2016/2017 wurde am 23. Januar 2019 durch das Bundesministerium des Innern, für Bau und Heimat vorgestellt. Neben umfassenden Wanderungsdaten zu Deutschland enthält der Bericht einen europäischen Vergleich zum Migrationsgeschehen und zur Asylzuwanderung. Er behandelt das Phänomen der irregulären Migration und informiert über die Struktur und Entwicklung der Bevölkerung mit Migrationshintergrund in Deutschland. Der Migrationsbericht beinhaltet neben den allgemeinen Wanderungsdaten zu Deutschland (Kapitel 1) inklusive der EU-Binnenmigration von Unionsbürgern (Kapitel 2) und der detaillierten Darstellung der verschiedenen Migrationsarten (Kapitel 3) einen europäischen Vergleich zum Migrationsgeschehen und zur Asylsuche (Kapitel 5). Zusätzlich geht der Bericht auf die Abwanderung von Deutschen und Ausländern ein (Kapitel 4), behandelt das Phänomen der illegalen/irregulären Migration (Kapitel 6) und informiert über die Struktur und die Demografie der Bevölkerung mit Migrationshintergrund (Kapitel 7 und 8). Dabei wird in den jeweiligen Kapiteln auf die Bedeutung der einzelnen Migrationsstatistiken und die Grenzen ihrer Aussagefähigkeit eingegangen. Zudem werden kurz die Rechtsgrundlagen der einzelnen Migrationsformen, aktuelle Rechtsänderungen und relevante Gerichtsurteile dargestellt" (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku

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Könönen, Jukka (2019): Becoming a 'labour migrant': Immigration regulations as a frame of reference for migrant employment. In: Work, employment and society, Jg. 33, H. 5, S. 777-793. DOI:10.1177/0950017019835133

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"This article addresses the role of immigration regulations as a frame of reference for migrant employment before obtaining permanent residency status. Drawing on interviews with non-EU migrants and service sector employers in the Helsinki area, the article examines how immigration regulations inform migrant employment and contribute to the hierarchisation of labour markets. The analysis focuses on the legal significance of employment for migrants during the immigration process, which is related to the financial requirements for residence permits and manifested in the work permit process in particular. Immigration regulations increase migrants' dependency on paid employment, consequently decreasing their bargaining power in the labour market. The findings demonstrate the changing dynamics of the supply and demand of labour in the low-paid service sector, where employers prefer to recruit migrants in temporary legal positions over local workers and 'labour migrants', resulting in what the author calls the juridical division of labour." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Lehmann, Robert & Wolfgang Nagl (2019): Explaining spatial patterns of foreign employment in Germany. In: Regional Studies. Journal of the Regional Studies Association, Jg. 53, H. 7, S. 991-1003. DOI:10.1080/00343404.2018.1515479

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"This paper investigates the main determinants of the representation of foreign employees across German regions. Since migration determinants are not necessarily the same for workers of different nationalities, spatial patterns are explained not only for total foreign employment but also for the 35 most important migration countries to Germany. Based on a total census for all 402 German districts, the paper starts by showing the spatial distributions of workers with different nationalities and explains the emerging patterns by spatial error models. Although large heterogeneity in determinants across nationalities are found, similarities between country groups prevail. Economic conditions matter for most nationalities, whereas the importance of amenities and openness differ." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Lofstrom, Magnus & Chunbei Wang (2019): Immigrants and entrepreneurship: Business ownership is higher among immigrants, but promoting self-employment is unlikely to improve outcomes for the less skilled. (IZA world of labor 85), Bonn, 11 S. DOI:10.15185/izawol.85.v2

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"Gemessen an der Zahl der Geschäftsinhaber sind Zuwanderer überdurchschnittlich oft unternehmerisch aktiv. In der wissenschaftlichen Forschung werden die Auswirkungen auf das Gastland durchweg positiv bewertet, während es zu möglichen Nachteilen kaum ernstzunehmende Erkenntnisse gibt. Allerdings hat die Förderung der Selbstständigkeit nicht verbreitet zur Verbesserung der wirtschaftlichen Lage von Migranten mit geringem Qualifikationsniveau beigetragen. Solange spezielle Visa-Programme den wirtschaftlichen Nutzen von Zuwanderung nicht nachweislich in besonderem Maße steigern, sollten Bildungs- und Ausbildungsabschlüsse als Hauptkriterien für die Auswahl von Zuwanderern herangezogen werden, da sich an ihnen die Erfolgsaussichten der Migranten am besten ablesen lassen." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Mayer, Matthias M. (2019): Fachkräftezuwanderung aus Drittstaaten nach Deutschland 2018. (Bertelsmann-Stiftung. Factsheet Migration. Migration fair gestalten 2019,10), Bielefeld, 13 S.

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"Die Zuwanderung von Fachkräften aus dem außereuropäischen Ausland nimmt leicht zu. Sie ist aber weiterhin relativ niedrig, auch weil jedes Jahr einige Fachkräfte wieder abwandern. Das Verhältnis von außer- und innereuropäischer Zuwanderung nähert sich dem Stand vor der hohen Fluchtzuwanderung der Jahre 2015 und 2016 an." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Neureiter, Michael (2019): Evaluating the effects of immigrant integration policies in Western Europe using a difference-in-differences approach. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Jg. 45, H. 15, S. 2779-2800. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2018.1505485

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"In recent years, several European countries have adopted mandatory language and civic education requirements for immigrants with the hope that they will lead to improved integration outcomes. This study evaluates whether these integration requirements have been successful at achieving their intended goals. Analysing immigrants' responses to the European Social Survey (2002 - 2015) in 15 EU member states via a difference-in-differences approach, I find that mandatory integration requirements have a strong and positive effect on immigrants' level of economic integration, but no impact on their degree of social and political integration. Supplementary evidence, which includes 23 original interviews as well as analyses of country-level data, indicates that the positive effect of mandatory integration requirements on economic integration is due to a true treatment effect rather than a selection effect. Therefore, this study suggests a differential impact of integration policy across different dimensions of immigrant integration, but overall makes a case for the adoption of robust language and civic education requirements for immigrants." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Poutvaara, Panu (2019): Migration von Arbeitskräften und Integrationspolitik: Was kann und sollte Europa tun? In: Ifo-Schnelldienst, Jg. 72, H. 10, S. 20-24.

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"Die Alterung der Bevölkerung ist eine große Herausforderung für die Europäische Union. Kurz- und mittelfristig stellt die internationale Migration eine Lösung dar. Durch ein zweigleisiges Zuwanderungssystem, das aus einem marktbasierten Einwanderungskanal und einem Punktesystem besteht, kann Deutschland und Europa für qualifizierte Migranten attraktiver werden." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Räder, Evelyn (2019): Kein echter "Spurwechsel": Neue Regelungen zur Fachkräfteeinwanderung und Duldung bei Ausbildung und Beschäftigung. In: Soziale Sicherheit, Jg. 68, H. 5, S. 201-207.

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"In Deutschland wird ein Fachkräftemangel beklagt. Nicht wenige Asylsuchende kommen als Fachkräfte oder lassen sich zu Fachkräften ausbilden. Ihnen droht aber die Abschiebung, wenn ihr Asylantrag abgelehnt wurde - selbst dann, wenn sie hier eine Arbeit oder einen Ausbildungsplatz haben und gut integriert sind. Da liegt ein 'Spurwechsel' nahe: Die Möglichkeit eines Wechsels von gut Qualifizierten aus einem laufenden Asylverfahren und die erweiterte Öffnung des Zugangs von Geduldeten in die Fachkräftezuwanderung. Zwei neue Gesetzentwürfe der Bundesregierung greifen diese Thematik auf. Doch bringen sie auch einen Spurwechsel?" (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Scalettaris, Giulia & Flore Gubert (2019): Return Schemes from European Countries: Assessing the Challenges. In: International Migration, Jg. 57, H. 4, S. 91-104. DOI:10.1111/imig.12467

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"Drawing on a review of the academic literature on return migration and return migration policies, as well as on reports and project documentation, this article provides a general assessment of return schemes from European countries, with a focus on those targeting failed asylum-seekers and irregular migrants. The article first highlights the contrasted understanding of return and reintegration by migration policy-makers and migration scholars respectively. It then provides an overview of the main challenges, focusing on seven key issues: preparedness to return, the imbalance of represented interests, legal mobility, conditions in the countries of origin, the reintegration package, integration in Europe, and the specific obstacles to return faced by failed asylum-seekers. The article highlights the need to reassess return policies and frame more realistic schemes." (Author's abstract, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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Sener, Meltem Yilmaz (2019): Perceived discrimination as a major factor behind return migration? The return of Turkish qualified migrants from the USA and Germany. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Jg. 45, H. 15, S. 2801-2819. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2018.1524292

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"This paper explains discrimination perceptions of Turkish qualified migrants who returned from Germany and the United States, and the impact of perceived discrimination on their return. It depends on in-depth interviews with 80 qualified Turkish returnees. Our findings indicate that: (i) returnees from Germany think they experienced ethnic discrimination; (ii) discrimination is a major reason behind their return; (iii) returnees from the US did not mention discrimination; (iv) discrimination is not a reason for return for them. We discuss these findings and explain the differences between German and American contexts in terms of ethnic boundaries. We use Alba's (2005) distinction between bright and blurry ethnic boundaries to explain the difference between the two countries. However, going beyond his argument, we also connect this distinction to cultural capital. We argue that in a context where there are bright ethnic boundaries, high cultural capital does not free the individual from experiences of discrimination, whereas it can make a difference in a context where there are blurry ethnic boundaries. Qualified migrants choose to return from contexts where there are bright ethnic boundaries to escape from experiences of discrimination, as they can afford return due to their high levels of cultural and economic capital." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Tian, Yunchen (2019): Workers by any other name: comparing co-ethnics and 'interns' as labour migrants to Japan. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Jg. 45, H. 9, S. 1496-1514. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2018.1466696

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"In the field of comparative immigration politics, Japan has been described as a 'negative case': despite structural shortages in the domestic labour supply, scholars have commonly pointed to the nation's extremely restrictive, ethno-nationalist policies as an antithetical case against which traditional migration states can be compared. Applying an approach focused on the viewpoint of the state, I argue that in response to market pressures, Japan simultaneously implemented two schemes: an ethnic return migration programme centred on the discourse of rekindling ancestral ties, and a de facto guest worker programme officially represented as an internship initiative to disseminate Japanese technical knowledge. The perceived failure of co-ethnic migrants to integrate themselves on Japanese terms led to the expansion of the latter programme. Juxtaposing the two, I examine the processes through which the Japanese state 'learned' and reacted to differing policy outcomes. In doing so, I argue that policy revisions since the early 2000s have signalled the birth of a Japanese 'developmental migration state', in which restrictive immigration policies that uphold a narrow view of a homogenous nation are repeatedly reoriented to accommodate economic and development goals." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Walwei, Ulrich (2019): Migration und ihre Folgen - Wie kann das Recht Zuwanderung und Integration in Gesellschaft, Arbeitsmarkt und Sozialordnung steuern? Thesen zum Referat. Sitzungsbericht über die Verhandlungen der Abteilung Öffentliches Recht, Arbeits- und Sozialrecht. In: Ständige Deputation des Deutschen Juristentages (Hrsg.) (2019): Verhandlungen des 72. Deutschen Juristentages Leipzig 2018 : Bd. II/1: Sitzungsberichte - Referate und Beschlüsse, S. N104-N107.

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Inhalt:
I. Bedeutung von Migration und Integration für Wirtschaft und Arbeitsmarkt
II. Befunde zur Migration und Integration
III. Rechtspolitische Ansatzpunkte und weitergehende Aspekte

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Weber, Enzo (2019): Folgen des Brexit für Deutschland: Dämpfer für die Konjunktur, nicht für den Arbeitsmarkt. In: IAB-Forum H. 07.02.2019, o. Sz., 2019-02-04.

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"Ein harter Brexit würde sich auf die Konjunktur in Deutschland voraussichtlich negativ auswirken. Die Auswirkungen auf die Beschäftigung dürften sich jedoch in engen Grenzen halten, da sich die Entwicklung des Arbeitsmarkts seit geraumer Zeit sehr robust gegenüber konjunkturellen Fluktuationen zeigt. Deutschland könnte durch den Brexit zudem verstärkt zum Ziel innereuropäischer Migrationsströme werden, mit positiven Folgen für Arbeitskräftepotenzial und Beschäftigung." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Zehavi, Amos & Dan Breznitz (2019): The neoliberal targeted social investment state. The case of ethnic minorities. In: Journal of social policy, Jg. 48, H. 2, S. 207-225. DOI:10.1017/S004727941800034X

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"Neoliberal governance has been associated with rising inequality and economic exclusion. Recent scholarship proposes that the social investment state (SIS) is a turn away from such inequality and exclusion-enhancing neoliberalism. The ideal SIS responds to neoliberalism-generated social ills by investing in the productive capacities of all its citizens. However, commentators ask whether an SIS addresses the plight of weaker elements in society, specifically that of disadvantaged ethnic minorities. This paper looks specifically at this question by utilising a critical-case study research design of a surprising example of social investment in disadvantaged ethnic minorities: the extensive labour market policies for Israeli Arabs. This paper introduces the concept of a neoliberal targeted SIS in which social investment programmes are developed for economic reasons, promoted by neoliberal actors (right-wing parties and Ministries of Finance), target narrow groups instead of being applied to all, and the preferred mode for the delivery of services is private. Egalitarian outcomes - to the extent that they materialise - might be thought of as a policy by-product." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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"This report looks at ways to improve the resilience of systems to deal with the unexpected arrival of large inflows of refugees and other vulnerable migrants. It begins with an overview of the recent flows of migrants seeking protection, discusses the expected economic impact of these flows, and notes what has been an unprecedented multilateral response. It then examines the process of integrating refugees and other vulnerable migrants, in terms of their economic and social outcomes, as well as specific factors of vulnerability. It also provides a comprehensive assessment of the transition policies in place to support their livelihood in destination and transit countries, as well as in origin countries upon return. Finally, the report tackles issues of anticipation, monitoring and reacting, examining the role of early warning mechanisms and the challenge of improving information so as to better monitor integration outcomes and frame policies." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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OECD (2019): International migration outlook 2019. (International migration outlook 43), Paris, 407 S. DOI:10.1787/c3e35eec-en

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Bundesministerium der Innern (2019): Zahlen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland lebender Flüchtlinge zum Stand 30. Juni 2019. Antwort der Bundesregierung auf die Kleine Anfrage der Abgeordneten und der Fraktion DIE LINKE (Drucksache 18/5614). (Verhandlungen des Deutschen Bundestages. Drucksachen 19/13303 (18.09.2019)), 68 S.

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Die Bundesregierung antwortet auf die Anfrage der Fraktion DIE LINKE mit Zahlen zu in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland lebenden Flüchtlingen zum Stand 30. Juni 2019. (IAB-Doku)

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Beauftragte für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration (2019): Deutschland kann Integration: Potenzial fördern, Integration fordern, Zusammenhalt stärken. 12. Bericht der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration. (... Bericht der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration 12), Berlin, 386 S.

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"Integration bleibt das Gebot der Stunde - damit alle unabhängig von ihrer Herkunft ihre Potenziale einbringen und unsere vielfältige Gesellschaft zusammenhält.
Im 12. Bericht der Beauftragten stelle ich die wichtigsten Entwicklungen und Erkenntnisse im Aufgabenbereich der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration für den Zeitraum August 2016 bis April 2019 vor. Der Bericht ist Auftrag aus dem Aufenthaltsgesetz und wird dem Deutschen Bundestag vorgelegt." (Textauszug, IAB-Doku)

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Abel, Guy J. (2018): Estimates of global bilateral migration flows by gender between 1960 and 2015. In: International migration review, Jg. 52, H. 3, S. 809-852. DOI:10.1177/0197918318781842

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"An indirect estimation method is used to derive country to country migration flows from changes in global bilateral stock data. Estimates are obtained over five- and 10-year periods between 1960 and 2015 by gender, providing a comprehensive picture of past migration patterns. The estimated total of global international migrant flows generally increases over the 55-year time frame. The global rate of migration over five- and 10-year periods fluctuate at around 0.65 and 1.25 percent of the population, respectively. The sensitivity of estimates to alternative input stock and demographic data are explored." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Adamuti-Trache, Maria, Paul Anisef & Robert Sweet (2018): Differences in language proficiency and learning strategies among immigrant women to Canada. In: Journal of language, identity and education, Jg. 17, H. 1, S. 16-33. DOI:10.1080/15348458.2017.1390433

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"Immigrant women to Canada face unique challenges in gaining mastery of English or French, the country's two official languages. The study focuses on differences among women with respect to pre-migration and post-migration characteristics that position them differently with respect to language learning in the social contexts where they assert their immigrant identity. This study examines issues in language acquisition among adult immigrant women and their strategies to improve language skills within four years of arrival, using nationally representative data from the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada (LSIC). The study shows that older women, less educated women, and some immigration class groups (i.e., spouse/dependents, family class, refugees) have lower language proficiency at arrival and less chances to improve. Since immigrant women represent a heterogeneous group in terms of pre-migration language skills and access to language learning, adequate language learning support is required to facilitate their effective integration in the Canadian society." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Ala-Mantila, Minna & Fenella Fleischmann (2018): Gender differences in labour market integration trajectories of recently arrived migrants in the Netherlands. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Jg. 44, H. 11, S. 1818-1840. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2017.1382340

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"This study investigates gender differences in recently arrived migrants' labour market activity and occupational status both shortly after arrival and with increasing length of stay. We examine the role of education, household composition and traditional gender role values by estimating multi-group multilevel models based on three waves of the New Immigrants to the Netherlands Survey. In line with findings regarding gender gaps in labour market behaviour, recent female migrants are less active on labour market than their male counterparts, and we observe a clear motherhood penalty and fatherhood premium on the number of hours worked. Men and women show only marginal differences in their occupational statuses. Changes over time do not differ between men and women, indicating persistent gender inequality in labour market attainment. Moreover, interesting differences between the nationalities were found. Polish migrants show the highest activity levels and lowest occupational status, also when compared to Bulgarians. Spanish migrants hold the highest occupational statuses. Recent Turkish migrants seem to be better integrated and show fewer gender differences than the more established Turkish minority in the Netherlands." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Amior, Michael (2018): The contribution of foreign migration to local labor market adjustment. (CEP discussion paper 1582), London, 86 S.

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"The US suffers from large regional disparities in employment rates which have persisted for many decades. It has been argued that foreign migration offers a remedy: it 'greases the wheels' of the labor market by accelerating the adjustment of local population. Remarkably, I find that new migrants account for 30 to 60 percent of the average population response to local demand shocks since 1960. However, population growth is not significantly more responsive in locations better supplied by new migrants: the larger foreign contribution is almost entirely offset by a reduced contribution from internal mobility. This is fundamentally a story of 'crowding out': I estimate that new foreign migrants to a commuting zone crowd out existing US residents one-for-one. The magnitude of this effect is puzzling, and it may be somewhat overstated by undercoverage of migrants in the census. Nevertheless, it appears to conflict with much of the existing literature, and I attempt to explain why. Methodologically, I offer tools to identify the local impact of immigration in the context of local dynamics." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina & Mary J. Lopez (2018): Impeding or accelerating assimilation? Immigration enforcement and its impact on naturalization patterns. (CReAM discussion paper 2018,14), London, 56 S.

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"Naturalization bestows economic benefits to immigrants, their families and communities through greater access to employment opportunities, higher earnings, and homeownership. It is the cornerstone of immigrant assimilation in the United States. Yet, less than 800,000 of the estimated 8.8 million legal permanent residents eligible to naturalize do so on a yearly basis. Using data from the 2008-2016 American Community Survey, we analyze how the expansion of interior U.S. immigration enforcement affects naturalization patterns. We find that the intensification of interior enforcement increases migrants' propensity to naturalize and accelerates their naturalization, possibly in response to increased uncertainty about future immigration policy. Yet, the impacts are highly heterogeneous. For eligible-to-naturalize immigrants living in mixed-status households - households with at least one unauthorized member, we find the opposite effects. Intensified enforcement makes them less likely to naturalize or to delay their status adjustment, possibly to avoid any contact with immigration officials. Understanding how immigration policy influences naturalization decisions is important given the benefits to naturalization and the potential to counter the adverse impacts of tougher enforcement on the 16 million individuals, many of them U.S. citizens, residing in mixed-status households." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Ansala, Laura, Olof Åslund & Matti Sarvimäki (2018): Immigration history, entry jobs, and the labor market integration of immigrants. (Working papers / Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy 2018,20), Uppsala, 50 S.

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"We examine how immigrants enter the labor market and whether their integration process varies by host country's immigration history. We focus on two countries - Finland and Sweden - that have similar formal institutions, but differ vastly in their past immigration experience. Nevertheless, in both countries, immigrants tend to find their first jobs in low-paying establishments where the manager and colleagues often share their ethnic background. Time to entry and entry job characteristics vary widely by region of origin. Furthermore, entry job characteristics predict earnings dynamics and job stability. The patterns and associations are remarkably similar in Finland and Sweden. These findings suggest strong regularities in labor market integration and ethnic segregation that are independent of immigration history and ethnic diversity." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Baltagi, Badi H., Ying Deng & Xiangjun Ma (2018): Network effects on labor contracts of internal migrants in China. A spatial autoregressive model. In: Empirical economics, Jg. 55, H. 1, S. 265-296. DOI:10.1007/s00181-017-1333-3

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"This paper studies the fact that 37% of the internal migrants in China do not sign a labor contract with their employers, as revealed in a nationwide survey. These contract-free jobs pay lower hourly wages, require longer weekly work hours, and provide less insurance or on-the-job training than regular jobs with contracts. We find that the co-villager networks play an important role in a migrant's decision on whether to accept such insecure and irregular jobs. By employing a comprehensive nationwide survey in 2011 in the spatial autoregressive logit model, we show that the common behavior of not signing contracts in the co-villager network increases the probability that a migrant accepts a contract-free job. We provide three possible explanations on how networks influence migrants' contract decisions: job referral mechanism, limited information on contract benefits, and the 'mini-labor union' formed among co-villagers, which substitutes for a formal contract. In the subsample analysis, we also find that the effects are larger for migrants whose jobs were introduced by their co-villagers, male migrants, migrants with rural Hukou, short-term migrants, and less educated migrants. The heterogeneous effects for migrants of different employer types, industries, and home provinces provide policy implications." (Author's abstract, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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Baum, Christopher F., Hans Lööf & Andreas Stephan (2018): Economic impact of STEM immigrant workers. (GLO discussion paper / Global Labor Organization 257), Maastricht, 22 S.

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"STEM-focused industries are critical to the innovation-driven economy. As many firms are running short of STEM workers, international immigrants are increasingly recognized as a potential for high-tech job recruitment. This paper studies STEM occupations in Sweden 2011-2015 and tests hypotheses on new recruitment and the economic impact of foreign STEM workers. The empirical analysis shows that the probability that a new employee is a STEM immigrant increases with the share of STEM immigrants already employed, while the marginal effect on average firm wages is positively associated with the share of immigrant STEM workers. We also document heterogeneity in the results, suggesting that European migrants are more attractive for new recruitment, but non-EU migrants have the largest impact on wage determination." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Baysu, Gülseli, Ahu Alanya & Helga AG de Valk (2018): School trajectories of the second generation of Turkish immigrants in Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, and Germany. The role of school systems. In: International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Jg. 59, H. 5/6, S. 451-479. DOI:10.1177/0020715218818638

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"In this article, we aim to explain the school careers of the second generation of Turkish immigrants in nine cities in five Western European countries and show the influence of the national school systems ranging from comprehensive to hierarchical tracking structures. We apply sequence analyses, optimal matching, and cluster analyses to define school trajectories complemented with propensity score matching to study the differences between young adults of different origin. Participants were 4516 young adults of Turkish second generation and native origin aged between 18 and 35. Findings show that the school system makes a difference for school careers: (1) in rigid systems with higher differentiation and early tracking, the gap between the second-generation and native school trajectories begins to unfold early in the school career; (2) in the rigid systems, the track in which students enter secondary education determine the routes they take as well as their final outcomes; and (3) more open systems allow for 'second-chance' opportunities for immigrant students to improve their track placement. However, across school systems, second-generation youth follow more often non-academic or short school careers, while native youth follow academic careers. When individual and family background are controlled via propensity score matching, the ethnic gap is explained better in more stratified systems highlighting the important role of family background in more stratified school systems." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Berlit, Uwe (2018): Migration und ihre Folgen. Wie kann das Recht Zuwanderung und Integration in Gesellschaft, Arbeitsmarkt und Sozialordnung steuern? (Teil 2). In: Zeitschrift für Ausländerrecht und Ausländerpolitik, Jg. 38, H. 8, S. 287-297.

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"Der Beitrag greift Themen der Abteilung 'Öffentliches Recht, Arbeits- und Sozialrecht' des 72. Deutschen Juristentages in Leipzig auf. Im ersten Teil ist auf die zentralen Begriffe - Migration, Integration und Steuerung durch Recht - eingegangen worden - auch um einen Eindruck von der Komplexität des Themas und der nur begrenzten Kraft des Rechts zu vermitteln Bei der Steuerung von Zuwanderung wurden bereits unterschiedliche Migrationspfade - Flucht-, Erwerbs- und Familienmigration - beleuchtet, bei der auch in der öffentlichen Diskussion unterschiedliche Zielsetzungen und Perspektiven bestehen. Die Überlegungen zur Integration betreffen Menschen, die im Bundesgebiet leben, und konzentrieren sich auf die Folgen der Fluchtmigration der letzten Jahre; sie unterstellen, dass Integration ein existentielles Anliegen von Staat und Gesellschaft ist, deren Gelingen notwendig, aber nicht garantiert ist." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Bertoli, Simone & Ilse Ruyssen (2018): Networks and migrants' intended destination. In: Journal of economic geography, Jg. 18, H. 4, S. 705-728. DOI:10.1093/jeg/lby012

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"Social networks are known to influence migration decisions, but connections between individuals remain usually unobserved. Surveys conducted by Gallup in 147 countries provide information on migration intentions and on distance-one connections in each destination. The distribution of distance-one connections mirrors the one of migrant stocks, and intentions are informative about actual decisions. The estimation of origin-specific conditional logit models reveals that distance-one connections can alter the ranking of most pairs of destinations. We test the validity of the distributional assumptions that underlie identification and perform extensive robustness checks, thus mitigating the concerns about the threats to identification posed by unobservables." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Bia, Michela, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes & Andrea Mercatanti (2018): Evaluation of language training programs in Luxembourg using principal stratification. (GLO discussion paper 289), Maastricht, 46 S.

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"In a world increasingly globalized, multiple language skills can create more employment opportunities. Several countries include language training programs in active labor market programs for the unemployed. We analyze the effects of a language training program on the re-employment probability and hourly wages of the unemployed simultaneously, using highquality administrative data from Luxembourg. We address selection into training by exploiting the rich administrative information available, and account for the complication that wages are 'truncated' by unemployment by adopting a principal stratification framework. Estimation is undertaken with a mixture model likelihood-based approach. To improve inference, we use the individual's hours worked as a secondary outcome and a stochastic dominance assumption. These two features considerably ameliorate the multimodality problem commonly encountered in mixture models. We also conduct sensitivity analysis to assess the unconfoundedness assumption employed. Our results strongly suggest a positive effect (of up to 12.7 percent) of the language training programs on the re-employment probability, but no effects on wages for those who are observed employed regardless of training participation. It appears that, in the context of an open and multilingual economy, language training improve employability but the language skills acquired are not sufficiently rewarded to be reflected in higher wages." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Biagi, Bianca, Alessandra Faggian, Isha Rajbhandari & Viktor A. Venhorst (Hrsg.) (2018): New frontiers in interregional migration research. (Advances in spatial science), Cham: Springer London, 252 S. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-75886-2

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"This book focuses on the latest advances and challenges in interregional migration research. Given the increase in the availability of 'big data' at a finer spatial scale, the book discusses the resulting new challenges for researchers in interregional migration, especially for regional scientists, and the theoretical and empirical advances that have been made possible. In presenting these findings, it also sheds light on the different migration drivers and patterns in the developed and developing world by comparing different regions around the globe. The book updates and revisits the main academic debates in interregional migration, and presents new emerging lines of investigation and a forward-looking research agenda." (Author's abstract, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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Biavaschi, Constanza, Giovanni Facchini, Anna Maria Mayda & Mariapia Mendola (2018): South-South migration and the labor market. Evidence from South Africa. In: Journal of economic geography, Jg. 18, H. 4, S. 823-853. DOI:10.1093/jeg/lby010

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"Using census data for 1996, 2001 and 2007, we study the labor market effect of immigration to South Africa. We exploit the variation - both at the district and at the national level - in the share of foreign-born male workers across schooling and experience groups over time. In addition, we use an instrumental variable empirical strategy to estimate the causal effect of immigration on the local labor market. At the district level, we show that increased immigration has a negative and significant effect on natives' employment rates but not on total income. At the national level, we find that increased immigration has a negative and significant effect on natives' total income but not on employment rates. Our results are consistent with outflows of natives to other districts as a consequence of migration, as in Borjas (2006)." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Birkelund, Gunn E., Edvard N. Larsen & Adrian F. Rogne (2018): Perfect for the job? Overqualification of immigrants and their descendants in the Norwegian labor market (2018). In: Social Inclusion, Jg. 6, H. 3, S. 78-103. DOI:10.17645/si.v6i3.1451

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"Compared to the majority population, studies have shown that non-western immigrants are more likely to work in jobs for which they are overqualified. These findings are based on coarse measures of jobs, and an important question is how sensitive these findings are to the definition of jobs. By using detailed information from Norwegian register data 2014, we provide a methodological innovation in comparing individuals working in the same occupation, industry, sector, firm, and municipality. In this way, we measure the degree of overqualification among workers within more than 653,000 jobs. We differentiate between immigrants and their descendants originating from Western Europe, the New EU countries, other Western countries, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Africa and Asia (except MENA countries), and South and Central America, and compare their outcomes with the majority population holding the same jobs. We find that immigrants from all country of origin groups are more likely to be overqualified compared to the majority population and to descendants of immigrants. However, the prevalence of overqualification decreases with time since immigration." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Bofinger, Peter, Lars P. Feld, Christoph M. Schmidt, Isabel Schnabel & Volker Wieland (2018): Vor wichtigen wirtschaftspolitischen Weichenstellungen. Jahresgutachten 2018/19. (Jahresgutachten / Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der Gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung 2018/19), Wiesbaden, XXI, 447 S.

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Die deutsche Volkswirtschaft befindet sich in einer der längsten Aufschwungphasen der Nachkriegszeit. Ungünstigere außenwirtschaftliche Rahmenbedingungen, temporäre produktionsseitige Probleme und Kapazitätsengpässe dämpfen jedoch das Expansionstempo. Es bestehen Risiken für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung durch eine Eskalation des Handelskonflikts, einen ungeordneten Brexit oder ein Wiederaufflammen der Euro-Krise. Die deutsche Volkswirtschaft steht vor großen Herausforderungen. Dies erfordert die richtigen wirtschaftspolitischen Weichenstellungen wie z.B. Stärkung des Freihandels und Verhinderung des Protektionismus durch die EU, eine Vertiefung der europäischen Banken- und Kapitalmarktunion, Stärkung des Wettbewerbs im Gesundheitswesen und Ausbau der digitalen Infrastruktur. (IAB)

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Borowczyk-Martins, Daniel, Jake Bradley & Linas Tarasonis (2018): Racial discrimination in the U.S. labor market. Employment and wage differentials by skill. In: Labour economics, Jg. 50, H. March, S. 45-66. DOI:10.1016/j.labeco.2018.02.010

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"In the U.S. the average black worker has a lower employment rate and earns a lower wage compared to his white counterpart. Lang and Lehmann (2012) argue that black-white wage and employment gaps are smaller for high-skill workers. We show that a model combining employer taste-based discrimination, search frictions and skill complementarities can replicate these regularities, and estimate it using data from the U.S. manufacturing sector. We find that discrimination is quantitatively important to understand differences in wages and job finding rates across workers with low education levels, whereas skill differences are the main driver of those differences among workers with high education levels." (Author's abstract, © 2018 Elsevier) ((en))

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Brücker, Herbert, Andreas Hauptmann & Ehsan Vallizadeh (2018): Fachkräfteeinwanderung aus Drittstaaten: Zum Eckpunktepapier der Bundesregierung. (IAB-Stellungnahme 09/2018), Nürnberg, 11 S.

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"Die vorliegende IAB-Stellungnahme befasst sich mit dem Eckpunktepapier der Bundesregierung zur Fachkräfteeinwanderung aus Drittstaaten, das am 2. Oktober 2018 im Bundeskabinett verabschiedet wurde.
Das Eckpunktepapier hält im Grundsatz an den bestehenden Regelungen des deutschen Einwanderungsrechts fest. Erkennbar sind drei wesentliche Änderungen: die Abschaffung der Vorrangprüfung, die Öffnung der Möglichkeit zur Einwanderung von Personen mit beruflichen Abschlüssen auch außerhalb der Engpassberufe, und die Ausweitung der Möglichkeit zur Arbeitsuche von Personen mit beruflichen Abschlüssen. Alle drei Maßnahmen sind sinnvoll, werden aber voraussichtlich nur zu geringfügigen Veränderungen in Umfang und Struktur der Fachkräfteeinwanderung führen. Die Gleichwertigkeit beziehungsweise Anerkennung beruflicher Abschlüsse soll unverändert rechtliche Voraussetzung für die Einwanderung bleiben. Damit soll die wesentliche Hürde für die Einwanderung von Fachkräften nicht reformiert werden.
Vorgesehen sind außerdem verschiedene Maßnahmen zur Verwaltungsvereinfachung, zur Anwerbung und zur Sprachförderung. Diese Maßnahmen sind sinnvoll, es ist aber zweifelhaft, dass dadurch zum Beispiel die Hürde zur Anerkennung beruflicher Abschlüsse in der Praxis tatsächlich gesenkt wird.
Eine weitgehende Beibehaltung des Status quo wirft für die wirtschaftliche und soziale Entwicklung Deutschlands Risiken auf. Mit dem Rückgang der Einwanderung aus der Europäischen Union werden sich Qualifikationsstruktur und Arbeitsmarktchancen der ausländischen Bevölkerung schrittweise verschlechtern, wenn auch künftig nur ein Bruchteil der Einwanderer aus Drittstaaten ein Visum zu Erwerbszwecken erhält." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Brücker, Herbert, Philipp Jaschke, Sekou Keita & Regina Konle-Seidl (2018): Fachkräfteeinwanderung aus Drittstaaten: Zum Referentenentwurf des Bundesministeriums des Innern, für Bau und Heimat. (IAB-Stellungnahme 14/2018), Nürnberg, 24 S.

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"Der Referentenentwurf des Bundesministeriums des Innern, für Bau und Heimat für ein Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz enthält zahlreiche Änderungen des bestehenden Rechts, hält aber an der Systematik und den Grundsätzen des bestehenden Rechts fest. Die wichtigste Veränderung ist die Gleichstellung von Fachkräften mit beruflichen Abschlüssen und Fachkräften mit akademischen Abschlüssen. Diese beiden Gruppen sind die wichtigsten Zielgruppen des neuen Einwanderungsrechts. Darüber hinaus wird die Vorrangprüfung weitestgehend abgeschafft. An dem Grundsatz der Anerkennung der Gleichwertigkeit von im Ausland erworben Abschlüssen wird mit wenigen Ausnahmen festgehalten. Damit bleibt die wesentliche Hürde für Einwanderung qualifizierter Fachkräfte aufrechterhalten. Allerdings wurden die Möglichkeiten zur Anerkennung nach Einreise erweitert. Der Referentenentwurf schlägt eine Reihe von Verfahrensänderungen vor, die zu einer Beschleunigung der Anerkennung und der Visumsverfahren führen können. Dies muss sich in der Praxis beweisen. Die erweiterten und neu geschaffenen Optionen für die Arbeitsplatzsuche, die Ausbildungsplatzsuche und den Aufenthalt zur Anerkennung von beruflichen Abschlüssen sind recht restriktiv gestaltet. Es ist deshalb unwahrscheinlich, dass diese grundsätzlich sinnvollen Instrumente in größerem Umfang genutzt werden. Der Referentenentwurf verzichtet auf die Möglichkeit eines Spurwechsels für Geduldete. Im Bereich der Ausbildung ergeben sich geringfügige Änderungen, durch die Beschäftigungsduldung über zwei Jahre eine etwas höhere Rechtssicherheit. Sinnvoller wäre ein Spurwechsel in Verbindung mit einer Stichtagsregelung gewesen." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Burmann, Martina, Marcus Drometer, Panu Poutvaara & Carla Rhode (2018): A novel two-track labour migration system for Germany. In: ifo DICE report, Jg. 16, H. 1, S. 34-37.

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"In view of imminent skill shortages and rising international competition for qualified migrants, a key objective of a new immigration system is to increase the prominence and attractiveness of Germany as a destination country for skilled workers. Migration systems can be demand oriented, such that residence permits are bound to a job offer and thus directly linked to the labour market needs. Alternatively, migration systems can be potential oriented, such that workers who have great potential to productively join the labour market, but do not have a concrete job offer, are able to immigrate and search for a job. The latter approach focuses on a candidate's skillset and qualifications and exists in several traditional immigration countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand and is becoming more popular in other nations. Both tools are very useful for attracting qualified foreign workers and boosting national economic activity, while counteracting skills shortages. Hence, this article proposes a clearly structured, two-track immigration system consisting of a market-based channel and a potential- based point system, which takes the virtue of both migration approaches into account, unifying them in one framework. The market-based channel, as shown on the left in Figure 1, allows people to apply for a permit if they have a valid job offer with a salary above a certain threshold. The potential-based track on the right hand side follows a point system and is open to candidates without a job offer, or with an offer where the salary does not meet the minimum requirement." (Text excerpt, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Burzynski, Michal, Frédéric Docquier & Hillel Rapoport (2018): The changing structure of immigration to the OECD. What welfare effects on member countries? (CESifo working paper 6992), München, 38 S.

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"We investigate the welfare implications of two pre-crisis immigration waves (1991-2000 and 2001-2010) and of the post-crisis wave (2011-2015) for OECD native citizens. To do so, we develop a general equilibrium model that accounts for the main channels of transmission of immigration shocks - the employment and wage effects, the fiscal effect, and the market size effect - and for the interactions between them. We parameterize our model for 20 selected OECD member states. We find that the three waves induce positive effects on the real income of natives, however the size of these gains varies considerably across countries and across skill groups. In relative terms, the post-crisis wave induces smaller welfare gains compared to the previous ones. This is due to the changing origin mix of immigrants, which translates into lower levels of human capital and smaller fiscal gains. However, differences across cohorts explain a tiny fraction of the highly persistent, cross-country heterogeneity in the economic benefits from immigration." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Candel-Haug, Katharina, Alexander Cuntz & Oliver Falck (2018): Immigrants' contribution to innovativeness. Evidence from a non-selective immigration country. (CESifo working paper 7409), München, 41 S.

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"The economic consequences of migration are hotly debated and a main topic of recent populist movements across Europe. We analyze Polish immigration in the context of the 2004 enlargement of the European Union and find a positive and significant spillover effect of the immigrants on the number of local inventors in German counties in 2001-2010. For causal identification, we exploit a historical episode in the Polish migration history to Germany before the fall of the Iron Curtain and construct a shift-share instrument. Our results differ from findings for high-skilled migration to the United States, which is particularly interesting as Polish immigration to Germany was not based on selection by qualification in our period of analysis." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Carey, David (2018): Making the most of immigration in Canada. (OECD Economics Department working papers 1520), Paris, 54 S. DOI:10.1787/6813672e-en

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"Canada's immigration policy aims to promote economic development by selecting immigrants with high levels of human capital, to reunite families and to respond to foreign crises and offer protection to endangered people. Economic-class immigrants, who are selected for their skills, are by far the largest group. The immigration system has been highly successful and is well run. Outcomes are monitored and policies adjusted to ensure that the system's objectives are met. A problematic development, both from the point of view of immigrants' well-being and increasing productivity, is that their initial earnings in Canada relative to the native-born fell sharply in recent decades to levels that are too low to catch up with those of the comparable native-born within immigrants' working lives. Important causes of the fall include weaker official language skills and a decline in returns to pre-immigration labour market experience. Canada has responded by modifying its immigration policy over the years to select immigrants with better earnings prospects, most recently with the introduction in 2015 of the Express Entry system. It has also developed a range of settlement programmes and initiatives to facilitate integration. This chapter looks at options for further adjusting the system to enhance the benefits it generates." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Carling, Jørgen & Kerilyn Schewel (2018): Revisiting aspiration and ability in international migration. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Jg. 44, H. 6, S. 945-963. DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2017.1384146

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"It is a refreshingly simple thought that migration is the combined result of two factors: the aspiration to migrate and the ability to migrate. Without having to resort to overly structural or individualistic explanations, this analytical distinction helps disentangle complex questions around why some people migrate but others do not. Still, aspiration and ability raise their own thorny theoretical and methodological questions. To begin with, what does it mean to have migration aspirations? How can such concepts be objects of empirical research? And is it meaningful to say that individuals possess the ability to migrate if their preference is to stay? The aspiration/ability model was originally proposed in this journal and has since been diversely applied and adapted. In this article, we look back at more than a decade of research to examine a series of theoretical and empirical developments related to the aspiration/ability model and its extensions. We identify two-step approaches as a class of analytical frameworks that share the basic logic of the aspiration/ability model. Covering expansive theoretical, methodological and empirical ground, we seek to lay a foundation for new research on global migration in its diverse forms." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Cascio, Elizabeth U. & Ethan G. Lewis (2018): Distributing the Green (Cards). Permanent residency and the income tax after the immigration reform and control act of 1986. (NBER working paper 24872), Cambrige, Mass., 60 S. DOI:10.3386/w24872

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"We explore how permanent residency affects the income tax using variation from the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), which authorized the largest U.S. amnesty to date. We exploit the timing and geographic unevenness of IRCA's legalization programs alongside newly digitized data on the income tax in California, home to the majority of applicants. Green Cards induced the previously unauthorized to file state income tax returns at rates comparable to other California residents. While the new returns generated little additional revenue through the end of the 1990s, they did raise the earnings of families with children through new claims of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Chetty, Raj, Nathaniel Hendren, Maggie R. Jones & Sonya R. Porter (2018): Race and economic opportunity in the United States. An intergenerational perspective. (NBER working paper 24441), Cambrige, Mass., 107 S. DOI:10.3386/w24441

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"We study the sources of racial and ethnic disparities in income using de-identified longitudinal data covering nearly the entire U.S. population from 1989-2015. We document three sets of results. First, the intergenerational persistence of disparities varies substantially across racial groups. For example, Hispanic Americans are moving up significantly in the income distribution across generations because they have relatively high rates of intergenerational income mobility. In contrast, black Americans have substantially lower rates of upward mobility and higher rates of downward mobility than whites, leading to large income disparities that persist across generations. Conditional on parent income, the black-white income gap is driven entirely by large differences in wages and employment rates between black and white men; there are no such differences between black and white women. Second, differences in family characteristics such as parental marital status, education, and wealth explain very little of the black-white income gap conditional on parent income. Differences in ability also do not explain the patterns of intergenerational mobility we document. Third, the black-white gap persists even among boys who grow up in the same neighborhood. Controlling for parental income, black boys have lower incomes in adulthood than white boys in 99% of Census tracts. Both black and white boys have better outcomes in low-poverty areas, but black-white gaps are larger on average for boys who grow up in such neighborhoods. The few areas in which black-white gaps are relatively small tend to be low-poverty neighborhoods with low levels of racial bias among whites and high rates of father presence among blacks. Black males who move to such neighborhoods earlier in childhood earn more and are less likely to be incarcerated. However, fewer than 5% of black children grow up in such environments. These findings suggest that reducing the black-white income gap will require efforts whose impacts cross neighborhood and class lines and increase upward mobility specifically for black men." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Cook, Maria Lorena, Shannon Gleeson, Kati L. Griffith & Lawrence M. Kahn (2018): Introduction to a Special Issue on the Impact of Immigrant Legalization Initiatives. International Perspectives on Immigration and the World of Work. In: ILR review, Jg. 71, H. 4, S. 807-822. DOI:10.1177/0019793918775362

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"This article is the third in a series to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the ILR Review. The series features articles that analyze the state of research and future directions for important themes the journal has featured over its many years of publication. In this issue, we also feature a special cluster of articles and book reviews on one of the most critical labor market issues across the globe -- the legalization and integration of immigrants into national labor markets. Despite the urgent need for immigration reform in the United States, there is a paucity of US research that looks at the impact of a shift from unauthorized to legal immigrant status in the workplace. The US immigration literature has also paid little attention to immigrant legalization policies outside of the United States, despite the fact that other countries have implemented such policies with far more regularity. The articles in this special issue draw on studies of legalization initiatives in major immigrant destinations: Canada, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Together they underscore the importance of cross-national perspectives for understanding the range of legalization programs and their impact on immigrant workers, the workplace, and the labor market. These findings contribute to key questions in migration scholarship and inform the global policy debate surrounding the integration and well-being of immigrants." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Dadush, Uri (2018): The economic effects of refugee return. In: Economics. The open-access, open-assessment e-journal, Jg. 12, S. 1-17. DOI:10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2018-33

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"The recent surge in the number of forcibly displaced persons who cross international borders in search of protection has prompted interest in evaluating policies that achieve the possible 'end points' of the phenomenon. These are the integration of the forcibly displaced persons in the country of destination, relocation in a third country, and return to the country of origin. The focus of this paper is on the third aspect, and more specifically on the appropriateness of return policy viewed from an economic perspective. Although the vast majority of forcibly displaced people is found in developing countries, the object of this paper are the return policies of advanced countries." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Devaro, Jed, Suman Ghosh & Cindy Zoghi (2018): Job characteristics and labor market discrimination in promotions. In: Industrial relations, Jg. 57, H. 3, S. 389-434. DOI:10.1111/irel.12211

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"We extend promotion signaling theory to generate new testable implications concerning racial differences in promotions. In our model, promotions signal worker ability. When tasks differ substantially across job levels, the opportunity cost of not promoting qualified non-whites/non-Asians is large, so employers are less likely to inefficiently withhold their promotions. Thus, given prepromotion performance, the extent to which non-whites/non-Asians have lower promotion probabilities decreases when tasks vary more across levels. Racial differences in wage increases at promotion diminish when tasks vary more across levels. Evidence from a single firm's personnel records supports the model's predictions concerning promotion probabilities." (Author's abstract, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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Devitt, Camilla (2018): Shaping labour migration to Italy. The role of labour market institutions. In: Journal of modern Italian studies, Jg. 23, H. 3, S. 274-292. DOI:10.1080/1354571X.2018.1459408

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"This article critically examines the existing explanations for the initiation and perpetuation of labour migration to Italy between the 1970s and early 2000s and highlights the role of labour market institutions in shaping demand for migrant labour. It posits that the institutions governing the labour market in Italy have contributed to creating demand for migrant workers first by generating a significant amount of low-standard employment and second by producing massive obstacles and disincentives to the labour market participation of the domestic supply of labour." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Duleep, Harriet Orcutt & Mark Regets (2018): Family unification, siblings, and skills. (GLO discussion paper / Global Labor Organization 271), Maastricht, 38 S.

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"Recently proposed immigration reforms would constitute a major break in the 40-year-old U.S. admissions policy favoring family members. Although emphasizing the importance of the nuclear family, the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform and a house subcommittee on immigration recommend eliminating immigration preferences to other close relatives, including the brothers, sisters, and adult children of U.S. citizens. Under the proposed system, those relatives could not obtain U.S. visas unless they qualified because of specific job skills. Using Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) data on admissions criteria matched to 1990 Census data, we examine the effect of family admissions on immigrant education, self-employment, and earnings. Of particular relevance to the current debate, we also examine the effect of one of the family-based admission categories recommended for elimination -- the preference category that admits the siblings of U.S. citizens. We find that family-based immigrants, in general, have low initial earnings but high earnings growth relative to immigrants admitted on the basis of occupational skills. The earnings growth of immigrants is particularly high in cohorts with relatively high sibling admissions. Furthermore, sibling admissions are positively associated with immigrant self-employment. We also find that immigrant education levels are positively associated with sibling admissions and that the flows of occupation-based immigrants and immigrants admitted under the sibling category are intimately connected, particularly for immigrants from regions of the world where economic opportunities are limited for highly educated individuals. The results on earnings growth, self-employment, and education suggest that eliminating the sibling category may be counterproductive. More generally, the paper adds to our basic knowledge about the complex interactions of admission categories, human capital investment, and earnings growth." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Elrick, Jennifer & Elke Winter (2018): Managing the national status group: immigration policy in Germany. In: International migration, Jg. 56, H. 4, S. 19-32. DOI:10.1111/imig.12400

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"This article challenges the established convention in immigration policy scholarship of treating economic utility and identity maintenance as logically distinct concerns. Drawing on work by Weber, Wallerstein and Bourdieu, we argue that concerns about economic utility and identity maintenance interact in the immigration policies of Western liberal democratic states, leading to policies designed to build and maintain middle-class national status groups. Using the example of contemporary immigration policy in Germany, we illustrate how this impulse to build the middle-class status group affects immigrant inclusion/exclusion in nuanced ways at both the group and individual levels, along class/status, ethnic and gender lines. We conclude by considering the policy implications of growing and shaping populations according to middle-class ideals, particularly for the statistical monitoring of immigrant populations for integration benchmarking purposes." (Author's abstract, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons) ((en))

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Fernández, Alberto (2018): Labor migration and social struggle in the Trump Era. The case of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. (Análysis fesamericacentral.org 2018,04), San Salvador, 17 S.

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"In the last four decades there has been an exponential growth of the Central American immigrant population in the United States, especially those from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. The labor participation of this population is very significant for the economy of the United States, due to the fact that they usually work in agricultural activities and in services and care of people. Likewise, this population has also had an outstanding participation in the trade union movement. Despite all this, the growing criminalization of migration is putting at risk their chances of regularizing their migratory status, even more problematic in front of the foreign policy promoted by President Trump, which, among other things, recently cancelled some protection programs for immigrants. However, long before the change of administration of the United States government, various social organizations, trade unions and even state governments have created programs of assistance, advice and accompaniment to the migrant population and, instead of abandoning these efforts in view of the new context, these organizations have shown a strong position in giving continuity to these programs, and various cities within the country have ratified their status as 'sanctuary cities' for the immigrant population." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Foissner, Franziska, Franz Gall, Dennis Tamesberger & Judith Vorbach (2018): Vorschlag für eine entwicklungsfreundliche Wirtschafts- und Migrationspolitik. In: WISO, Jg. 41, H. 1, S. 87-110.

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"In diesem Beitrag wird gezeigt, dass die aktuellen Fluchtursachen vielfältig sind und häufig in einer Wechselwirkung zueinander stehen. Eine zentrale Bedeutung hat hierbei die internationale Wirtschafts- und Handelspolitik, die häufig an den Interessen der Industriestaaten bzw. ihren Unternehmen ausgerichtet ist. Um diesen Fluchtursachen entgegenzuwirken werden Eckpunkte einer entwicklungsfreundlichen Wirtschafts- und Handelspolitik formuliert. Darüber hinaus wird ein neues EU-Migrationsmodell für Drittstaatsangehörige zum Zweck der Ausbildung in Europa vorgeschlagen. Als Vorbild dient das Modell der Ausbildungsgarantie, welches mittlerweile in vielen europäischen Ländern etabliert ist." (Autorenreferat, © ISW-Linz)

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Fries-Tersch, Elena, Tugce Tugran, Ludovica Rossi & Harriet Bradley (2018): 2017 annual report on intra-EU labour mobility. Final Report Second edition September 2018. (... annual report on intra-EU labour mobility / European Commission), Luxembourg, 250 S. DOI:10.2767/077683

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"This report provides an annually updated picture of intra-EU labor mobility in the EU. It presents an overview of stocks and flows of all and of active EU movers of working age using the most up-to-date EU-wide comparable data. Therefore, the report identifies main countries of destination and of origin and identifies major changes compared to previous years in the Member States. Like every year, the report looks at the situation of movers on the labor market, by comparing indicators such as employment rates, occupations, sectors of activity, education, over-qualification between different groups of movers, to nationals in the country of residence and over time. Furthermore, the report addresses a variety of specific topics, that differ from year to year, depending on current developments and policy needs. This year, the report specifically looks at the gender dimension of mobility, language and other barriers to cross-border mobility in neighboring regions; and at the mobility of health professionals." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Grotti, Vanessa, Cynthia Malakasis, Chiara Quagliariello & Nina Sahraoui (2018): Shifting vulnerabilities: gender and reproductive care on the migrant trail to Europe. In: Comparative Migration Studies, Jg. 6, S. 1-18. DOI:10.1186/s40878-018-0089-z

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"The reproductive care of pregnant migrants entering the European Union via its Mediterranean borders represents an under-examined topic, despite a growing scholarly emphasis on female migrants and the gendered aspects of migration in the past three decades. This article uses ethnographic data gathered in Greece, Italy, and Spain to examine pregnant migrants' experiences of crossing, first reception, and reproductive care. We discuss our findings through the conceptual lens of vulnerability, which we understand as a shifting and relational condition attributed to, or dynamically endorsed by, migrant patients within given social contexts and encounters. We focus on two principal aspects of migrant women's experiences. First, we shed light on their profiles, their journeys to Europe via the three main Mediterranean routes, and the conditions of first reception. Through ethnographic vignettes we examine the diverse ways in which pregnant migrants become vulnerable within these contexts. Second, we turn to the reproductive healthcare they receive in EU borderlands. We explore how declinations of ideas of vulnerability shape the medical encounter between healthcare professionals and migrant women and how vulnerability is dynamically used or contested by migrant patients to engage in meaningful social relations in unpredictable and unstable borderlands." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Hatzigeorgiou, Andreas & Magnus Lodefalk (2018): Anti-migration as a threat to internationalization? A review of the migration-internationalization literature. (GLO discussion paper 287), Maastricht, 32 S.

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"Does anti-migration sentiment threaten internationalization? One major pro-Brexit argument was that it would enable more control over immigration. The most recent US presidential election also focused on immigration. Anti-migration sentiment could be a threat to internationalization, given that migrants can help lower the costs of internationalization. Since trade contributes to economic growth, this could, in turn, impede economic development. Despite extensive literature on the migration-trade nexus, there are few examples of policymakers highlighting the role of migration for internationalization. One possible explanation is the absence of an accessible survey of the available theory and evidence on this relationship, and this article intends to bridge the gap. We review and discuss over 100 papers published on the subject, from pioneering country-level studies to nascent firm-level studies that utilize employer-employee data. To our knowledge, this is the first paper offering a wide-ranging review of the different strands of theory on the relationship between migration and internationalization, as well as new empirical findings. Although the evidence suggests that migration can facilitate internationalization we also note substantial gaps and inconsistencies in the extant literature. The aim of this article is to encourage future research and assist policymakers in their efforts to promote internationalization." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Hoesch, Kirsten (2018): Migration und Integration. Eine Einführung. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 373 S. DOI:10.1007/978-3-658-09736-3

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"Ziel dieses Lehrbuches ist es, einen breit angelegten Überblick über die Themen 'internationale Migration' und 'Integration' sowie ihre Triebfedern und politische Gestaltung auf drei Ebenen zu geben: einer abstrakten konzeptionellen, einer international vergleichenden sowie der Ebene der Migrations- und Integrationspolitik in Deutschland. Dabei wird das Migrationsgeschehen aus der Perspektive der zentralen Akteure analysiert, nämlich der Migranten selbst, der aufnehmenden und entsendenden Staaten sowie der nicht-staatlichen Akteure (Unternehmen, Zivilgesellschaft, Netzwerke). Das Augenmerk gilt dabei den jeweiligen Motivationen der Akteure, ihren Interessen und Handlungslogiken sowie Faktoren, die diese beeinflussen. Zwei Leitgedanken bilden die Hintergrundfolie dieser Einführung: Zum einen besteht eine besondere Herausforderung bei der Auseinandersetzung mit Migrationsthemen darin, dass diese regelmäßig in öffentlichen Debatten auftauchen und stark emotional aufgeladen als politische Kampfbegriffe verwendet werden (z.B. 'Multikulti', 'Parallelgesellschaft'). Die Entkopplung dieser Begriffe von ihren wissenschaftlichen Bedeutungen wird in der Darstellung reflektiert. Zum anderen zieht sich der Grundgedanke durch das Buch, dass nur im Abgleich mit 'dem Anderen' die Eigenheiten und blinden Flecken der eigenen Sicht erkennbar werden. Der internationale Vergleich ermöglicht es, vermeintlich Selbstverständliches als gar nicht so Selbstverständlich zu enttarnen und neue Perspektiven zu eröffnen sowie bestimmte Muster zu identifizieren." (Verlagsangaben)

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Holbrow, Hilary J. & Kikuko Nagayoshi (2018): Economic integration of skilled migrants in Japan. The role of employment practices. In: International migration review, Jg. 52, H. 2, S. 458-486. DOI:10.1177/0197918318781587

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"Scholars argue that institutional arrangements shape migrants' economic integration trajectories, and yet few studies empirically substantiate this. This study identifies employment institutions in Japan that affect skilled foreign workers. We demonstrate that practices ostensibly introduced to benefit these workers are associated with lower pay, after adjusting for human capital and firm characteristics. High levels of gender inequality also severely disadvantage female skilled migrants. These findings demonstrate that in the Japanese case, detrimental employment institutions often cancel out skilled foreign workers' returns to human capital. The results may explain why Japan has failed to attract and retain more skilled migrants." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Hüttermann, Jörg (2018): Figurationsprozesse der Einwanderungsgesellschaft. Zum Wandel der Beziehungen zwischen Alteingesessenen und Migranten in deutschen Städten. (Urban studies), Bielefeld: Transcript, 356 S.

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"Seit den 1960er Jahren haben sich die Beziehungen zwischen Alteingesessenen und Zugewanderten in Deutschland grundlegend gewandelt - und mit ihnen die Gesellschaft. Mittels ethnographischer Analysen führt Jörg Hüttermann diesen Prozess der Figuration auf alltägliche Interaktionen zurück, die nur auf den ersten Blick unbedeutend erscheinen. Indem sie die in unterschiedlichen Kontexten wirkenden Interaktionsdynamiken freilegt und ein Verlaufsmuster des Figurationswandels herausarbeitet, ermöglicht es die stadtsoziologische Studie, den urbanen Alltag mit anderen Augen zu sehen." (Verlagsangaben, IAB-Doku)

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Jauer, Julia, Thomas Liebig, John P. Martin & Patrick A. Puhani (2018): Migration as an adjustment mechanism in the crisis? A comparison of Europe and the United States 2006-2016. (CReAM discussion paper 2018,03), London, 26 S.

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"We estimate whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and the United States, and their association with asymmetric labour market shocks. Based on fixed-effects regressions using regional panel data, we find that Europe's migratory response to unemployment shocks was almost identical to that recorded in the United States after the crisis. Our estimates suggest that, if all measured population changes in Europe were due to migration for employment purposes - i.e. an upper-bound estimate - up to about a quarter of the asymmetric labour market shock would be absorbed by migration within a year. However, in Europe and especially in the Eurozone, the reaction to a very large extent stems from migration of recent EU accession country citizens as well as of third-country nationals." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Karakayali, Serhat (2018): Ehrenamtliches Engagement für Geflüchtete in Deutschland. (Flucht: Forschung und Transfer. State-of-Research Papier 09), Osnabrück, 29 S.

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"Die Beteiligung großer Teile der deutschen Bevölkerung an ehrenamtlichen Aktivitäten für Geflüchtete hat zu einem Boom in der Forschung zu diesem Themenfeld geführt. Der vorliegende Bericht behandelt daher ein weitgehend neues Forschungsthema. Besprochen werden vor allem seit 2015 durchgeführte Forschungsprojekte in Disziplinen wie Soziologie, Politikwissenschaften, Psychologie, Anthropologie oder Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Unter Berücksichtigung der Heterogenität der Zugänge und Methoden werden die Befunde der verschiedenen Studien zueinander in Beziehung gesetzt, um Tendenzen und Forschungsdesiderate aufzuzeigen." (Textauszug, IAB-Doku)

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Kesler, Christel & Mirna Safi (2018): Immigrants in the labour markets of France and the United Kingdom. Integration models, institutional variations, and ethnic inequalities. In: Migration studies, Jg. 6, H. 2, S. 225-250. DOI:10.1093/migration/mnx042

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"Theories of immigrant integration and political-economic institutions starkly contrast the contemporary labour markets of France and the United Kingdom (UK). We draw out predictions from these theories and then, using Labour Force Surveys that we harmonize ourselves, we empirically examine inequalities that immigrants of disadvantaged minority origins face in labour force participation, employment, and earnings in the two societies. The UK labour market attracts immigrants who have a larger skills advantage over natives. Nevertheless, we find inequalities of strikingly similar magnitude in the two labour markets. In the UK, barriers to labour force participation are paramount, whereas in France, barriers to employment among active job-seekers are more important. Earnings inequalities are less significant in both countries. Overall, we conclude that barriers to opportunity are largely similar in the two countries for immigrants of disadvantaged minority origins." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))